cycle through a list of words

[Jason Ferris-3]

I would like to cycle/loop through a list of words (i.e., not variables)

For example:
A list of words I would like to cycle through include <name>=='conseq
context'
This would then go into this loop:

GET FILE='<name>_complete.sav'.
SAVE TRANSLATE OUTFILE='<name>.dta'
  /TYPE=STATA /VERSION=8
  /EDITION=INTERCOOLED /MAP /REPLACE .
DATASET CLOSE *.
execute.

Finish loop rather than (the current form below

GET FILE='conseq_complete.sav'.
SAVE TRANSLATE OUTFILE='conseq.dta'
  /TYPE=STATA /VERSION=8
  /EDITION=INTERCOOLED /MAP /REPLACE .
execute.

GET FILE='context_complete.sav'.
SAVE TRANSLATE OUTFILE=context.dta'
  /TYPE=STATA /VERSION=8
  /EDITION=INTERCOOLED /MAP /REPLACE .
execute.


Cheers

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[Albert-Jan Roskam]

Hi,

You can use Python or macro, but the notation is much easier in Python.
Python is more flexible/versatile. Python is a starting point, whereas macro is an end point.

Cheers!!
Albert-Jan

* python.
import spss
def mynames (names):
  for name in names:
    spss.Submit("""
GET FILE='%s_complete.sav'.
SAVE TRANSLATE OUTFILE='%s.dta'
   /TYPE=STATA /VERSION=8
  /EDITION=INTERCOOLED /MAP /REPLACE .
DATASET CLOSE.""" % (name, name))

mynames (names = ["name1", "name2", "name3"])

* macro.
def mynames (names = !cmdend).
!do !names !in !names.
GET FILE=!quote(!concat(!name,'_complete.sav')).
SAVE TRANSLATE OUTFILE=!quote(!concat(!name,'.dta'))
   /TYPE=STATA /VERSION=8
  /EDITION=INTERCOOLED /MAP /REPLACE .
DATASET CLOSE.""" % (name, name))
!enddefine.

mynames names = name1 name2 name3

--- On Tue, 6/16/09, Jason Ferris <[hidden email]> wrote:

> From: Jason Ferris <[hidden email]>
> Subject: cycle through a list of words
> To: [hidden email]
> Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 7:12 AM
> I would like to cycle/loop through a
> list of words (i.e., not variables)
>
> For example:
> A list of words I would like to cycle through include
> <name>=='conseq
> context'
> This would then go into this loop:
>
> GET FILE='<name>_complete.sav'.
> SAVE TRANSLATE OUTFILE='<name>.dta'
>   /TYPE=STATA /VERSION=8
>   /EDITION=INTERCOOLED /MAP /REPLACE .
> DATASET CLOSE *.
> execute.
>
> Finish loop rather than (the current form below
>
> GET FILE='conseq_complete.sav'.
> SAVE TRANSLATE OUTFILE='conseq.dta'
>   /TYPE=STATA /VERSION=8
>   /EDITION=INTERCOOLED /MAP /REPLACE .
> execute.
>
> GET FILE='context_complete.sav'.
> SAVE TRANSLATE OUTFILE=context.dta'
>   /TYPE=STATA /VERSION=8
>   /EDITION=INTERCOOLED /MAP /REPLACE .
> execute.
>
>
> Cheers
>
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