Re: syntax editor (run)

Posted by Howie Harshaw on Sep 20, 2006; 8:10pm
URL: http://spssx-discussion.165.s1.nabble.com/Principal-component-analysis-with-clusters-tp1070978p1070985.html

Hi Folks,

I have been successfully using "tdRunSyntax.exe" with another text
editor (EditPlus2) under SPSS 14, so I don't think it is an issue with
the invocation methods in V14.  I know this doesn't address the Ultra
Edit problem, but perhaps it helps to narrow down the problem.

- Howie
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Scott Czepiel wrote:

> I tried using runsyntx.exe and found the same problems.
>
> I found out that the program "tdRunSyntax.exe" that you have in your
> Textpad
> installation was created by Tom Dierickx, it is referenced here:
> http://pages.infinit.net/rlevesqu/FAQ.htm
>
> I tried to get it working using ultraedit and spss 14 but failed.  (Note:
> you should set it up as a windows program, not DOS, but it still throws
> errors).  Tom's program was designed for spss v10, so perhaps invocation
> methods for v14 are too different?  Without source code we can't try to
> tinker with it.  Is Tom out there anywhere?  Were you able to run this
> under
> Textpad with spss14?
>
> Sad, there appears to be no way of running spss interactively... sure, you
> can use spssprod for true batch mode, but to work with external editors
> like
> ultraedit, we need a facility to submit a file to the engine, and capture
> the output in a buffer to redisplay in the editor.
>
> On 9/20/06, Sebastián Daza <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>>  thanks kees, but don't work...
>>
>> my config is:
>>
>> 'Command Line':"C:\Archivos de programa\SPSS14\runsyntx.exe"  "%f"
>> 'Working Directory':Empty
>> 'Icon':Empty
>>
>> options, program type: "DOS".
>>
>> sometimes i get message,  Run-time error '-2147467259 (80004005)',
>> others program open a new windows of data spss (untitled) and syntax
>> spss, and program crash.
>>
>> i send textpad program, ¿is possible reuse it?
>> config in textpad is:
>> command: C:\textpad\tdRunSyntax.exe
>> parameters: $Clip
>> initial folder: $FileDir
>>
>> thanks for all!
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Sebastián Daza Aranzaes
>> *Instituto de Sociología UC
>> *8-471 53 87 / 686 57 20 / Fax [phone]
>> [hidden email]
>>
>>
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