python syntax error?

[Kolodziejczyk, Piotr]

Hello,

I have simple python syntax:

begin program.
import spss
strq19=""
for i in range(1,40):
    for j in range (1,5):
         strq19= strq19 + "if q19_"+ str(i) + "_" + str(j) + "=1 or
q19_"+ str(i) + "_" + str(j) + "=5  xq19_" + str(i) + "=1.\n"
spss.Submit(strq19)
end program.

When executing I got a message (but variables are created!):
================
[...]
2925 0 M> if q19_38_4=1 or q19_38_4=5 xq19_38=1.
2926 0 M> if q19_39_1=1 or q19_39_1=5 xq19_39=1.
2927 0 M> if q19_39_2=1 or q19_39_2=5 xq19_39=1.
2928 0 M> if q19_39_3=1 or q19_39_3=5 xq19_39=1.
2929 0 M> if q19_39_4=1 or q19_39_4=5 xq19_39=1.
2930 0 M> BEGIN PROGRAM '#
'.

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<string>", line 8, in <module>
File "C:\Python25\lib\site-packages\spss170\spss\spss.py", line 1265, in
Submit
raise SpssError,error
spss.errMsg.SpssError: [errLevel 3] Serious error.
================

This is SPSS v17.0.1 with original installed python2.5.
Has anybody met such error?

Regards,
Piotr


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Consumer Research, Poland
The Nielsen Company

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[Albert-Jan Roskam]

Hi!

Not sure if you need the newline character. Also, the Submit should be in the inner loop. And if the IF statement is a multiline-statement, you should indicate this with a backslash.
begin program.
import spss
for i in range(1,40):
  for j in range (1,5):
    var1 = "q19_"+ str(i) + "_" + str(j)
    var2 = "q19_" + str(i) + "_" + str(j)
    var3 = "xq19_" + str(i)
    spss.Submit("if (%s = 1 or %s = 5)  %s = 1." % (var1, var2, var3))
end program.

Cheers!!
Albert-Jan


--- On Thu, 4/23/09, Kolodziejczyk, Piotr <[hidden email]> wrote:

> From: Kolodziejczyk, Piotr <[hidden email]>
> Subject: python syntax error?
> To: [hidden email]
> Date: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 6:16 PM
> Hello,
>
> I have simple python syntax:
>
> begin program.
> import spss
> strq19=""
> for i in range(1,40):
>     for j in range (1,5):
>          strq19= strq19 + "if
> q19_"+ str(i) + "_" + str(j) + "=1 or
> q19_"+ str(i) + "_" + str(j) + "=5  xq19_" + str(i) +
> "=1.\n"
> spss.Submit(strq19)
> end program.
>
> When executing I got a message (but variables are
> created!):
> ================
> [...]
> 2925 0 M> if q19_38_4=1 or q19_38_4=5 xq19_38=1.
> 2926 0 M> if q19_39_1=1 or q19_39_1=5 xq19_39=1.
> 2927 0 M> if q19_39_2=1 or q19_39_2=5 xq19_39=1.
> 2928 0 M> if q19_39_3=1 or q19_39_3=5 xq19_39=1.
> 2929 0 M> if q19_39_4=1 or q19_39_4=5 xq19_39=1.
> 2930 0 M> BEGIN PROGRAM '#
> '.
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "<string>", line 8, in <module>
> File "C:\Python25\lib\site-packages\spss170\spss\spss.py",
> line 1265, in
> Submit
> raise SpssError,error
> spss.errMsg.SpssError: [errLevel 3] Serious error.
> ================
>
> This is SPSS v17.0.1 with original installed python2.5.
> Has anybody met such error?
>
> Regards,
> Piotr
>
>
> --
> Piotr Kolodziejczyk
> Production Manager
> Consumer Research, Poland
> The Nielsen Company
>
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