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Date:   Wed, 10 Dec 2003 12:44:00 +1100
Reply-To:   Frank Milthorpe <Frank.Milthorpe@dipnr.nsw.gov.au>
Sender:   "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:   Frank Milthorpe <Frank.Milthorpe@dipnr.nsw.gov.au>
Subject:   Bug? using a macro to define text filename with GET DATA but not with DATA LIST
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I am trying to read in a simple text file with 5 variables. There appears to be bug in version 11.5 when I use a macro to define the file name in conjunction with GET DATA, but not with DATA LIST. Examples to demonstrate this follow.

*-- Syntax 1: DATA LIST and macro to define file name works.

DEFINE !input1 ( ) '2001pop.txt' !ENDDEFINE.

DATA LIST FILE = !input1 FREE / var1 var2 var3 var4 var5 .

DESCRIPTIVES VARS = all / STATISTICS = DEFAULT SUM.

*-- Syntax 2: GET DATA and explicit file name works.

GET DATA /TYPE = TXT / FILE = '2001pop.txt' / DELIMITERS = " " / VARIABLES = var1 F6 var2 F6 var3 F6 var4 F6 var5 F6.

DESCRIPTIVES VARS = all / STATISTICS = DEFAULT SUM.

*-- Syntax 3: GET DATA and macro file name fails!!.

SET MPRINT = ON.

DEFINE !input3 ( ) '2001pop.txt' !ENDDEFINE.

GET DATA /TYPE = TXT / FILE = !input3 / DELIMITERS = " " / VARIABLES = var1 F6 var2 F6 var3 F6 var4 F6 var5 F6.

DESCRIPTIVES VARS = all / STATISTICS = DEFAULT SUM.

* === Start of output window ===.

34 M> DEFINE !input3 ( ) '2001pop.txt' !ENDDEFINE. 35 M> DEFINE 36 M> !input3 ( ) '2001pop.txt' !ENDDEFINE.

37 M> GET DATA /TYPE = TXT 38 M> GET DATA /TYPE = TXT / FILE = !input3 39 M> / FILE = '2001pop.txt'

>Error. Command name: GET DATA >(2256) Invalid subcommand: FILE >This command not executed.

40 M> / DELIMITERS = " " / VARIABLES = var1 F6 var2 F6 var3 F6 var4 F6 var5 F6. 42 M> / DELIMITERS = " "

>Error # 1. Command name: / >The first word in the line is not recognized as an SPSS command. >This command not executed.

43 M> / VARIABLES = var1 F6 var2 F6 var3 F6 var4 F6 var5 F6.

44 M>

* === End of output window ===.

Can anyone else reproduce this on their systems? Sorry you will need to create your own little text file.

If this a known bug? Can anyone offer some suggestions? I gather that GET DATA is the command that is preferred to DATA LIST these days.

Regards

Frank Milthorpe

-------------------------------------------- Frank Milthorpe Transport Modelling Manager Transport and Population Data Centre (TPDC) Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources GPO Box 3927, Sydney NSW 2001 Level 5, 20 Lee Street, Sydney

Direct: +61 2 9762 8488 Tel: +61 2 9762 8511 Fax: +61 2 9762 8514 Email: frank.milthorpe@dipnr.nsw.gov.au

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