Carol, Raynald, and list:

I am running v10.0.7 and I do have the "Point32" device running.

INCLUDE does not work-- the command "GET DATA /TYPE=ODBC" fails.

I am able to run my syntax by highlighting now.

Many Thanks

Jim Marks Market Analyst LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation 605.988.1616

-----Original Message----- From: Carol Albright [mailto:syzygy@TC.UMN.EDU] Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 9:19 AM To: SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Re: Syntax file doesn't run commands

Hi, Mark and List,

Let me guess -- you're running version 8 or 9 (Windows)? There's apparently some conflict between certain mouse drivers and SPSS that causes this annoying behavior. SEE SPSS Answer Net # 100005913

http://www.spss.com/tech/answer/result.cfm?tech_tan_id=100005913

(I stashed this tidbit at http://www.tc.umn.edu/~syzygy/Rsc_SPSS_Syntax1.htm#RunQuit because it used to be a common question.)

Carol

At 11:07 PM 10/11/01 -0500, Marks, Jim wrote: >Is there a limit to the size of a syntax file? or to the number of commands >one syntax file can contain? > >I have a very large syntax file (37kb) that is constantly growing. I use it >for standard data extraction (ODBC) with many transformations, aggregates >and merges. > >It has started to behave oddly. When I highlighted a portion of the (newly >written) syntax to add variable labels and selected "run", the screen >flashed (as usual), but I receive a warning about a missing command >terminator. I searched the code (once by eye and once by "Find") for a stray >"." but I couldn't find one. > >I copied the syntax to a new window, and it ran fine there. > >Next I tried a GET DATA /TYPE=XLS syntax, which also did not run. (I was >able to use the GUI menus to import the file, however.) Other commands that >have worked in the past on other data files have stopped working. > >There are no error messages or warnings, no entries in the spss.jnl file, >and no commands written to the output log. > >Does anyone have an explanation for this? > >Jim Marks >Market Analyst >LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation >605.988.1616 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carol L. Albright, MS | E-Mail : syzygy@tc.umn.edu Albright Consulting | Phone : 651/699-7218 St. Paul, MN 55105 USA | Research data services http://www.tc.umn.edu/~syzygy (SPSS tips now on own pages) -------------------------------------------------------------------------