Date:         Fri, 20 Aug 2004 16:50:51 -0400
Reply-To:     "Seiler, Jason" <jseiler@ucsur.pitt.edu>
Sender:       "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Seiler, Jason" <jseiler@ucsur.pitt.edu>
Subject:      Re: code editor--TextPad
Comments: To: "Caldwell, Gregory" <caldwellg@hra.nyc.gov>
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Hello,

IMHO, TextPad is one of the best tools for SPSS coders out there.
Colorizing syntax (see Raynald Levesque's site for instructions) is the
best thing to happen to SPSS syntax. Didn't put a period at the end of a
comment in your syntax? Its obvious in TextPad, whereas in SPSS's syntax
editor you could spend hours trying to find the error.

Not only that, it has loads of features that I use everyday for data
manipulation; Block Select Mode, Sort, Compare Files, and its find and
replace features surpass Word.

Hope this helps.


Jason

Research Specialist
University Center for Social and Urban Research
University of Pittsburgh
121 University Place
Pittsburgh PA 15260
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-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of
Caldwell, Gregory
Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 9:46 AM
To: SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: code editor--TextPad

no comparison...
is it better, worse, or the same...?

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike H. Benton [mailto:bikepunk005@yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 6:45 AM
To: SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: code editor--TextPad


 There is no comparsion to notepad, and it does not have the overhead of
Word.  Also, you can enable highlighting of you syntax files.  There are
also utilities
(http://pages.infinit.net/rlevesqu/FAQ.htm#AlternativeEditor?) to allow
you
 to run syntax from TextPad.
Mike H. Benton

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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Hector Maletta" <hmaletta@fibertel.com.ar>
> Newsgroups: bit.listserv.spssx-l
> To: <SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
> Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 2:01 AM
> Subject: Re: code editor
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> > Is it any better than Windows Notepad, or for that matter, text
files in
> MS
> > Word?
> >
> > Hector
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU]
> > > On Behalf Of Dennis Deck
> > > Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 1:50 PM
> > > To: SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> > > Subject: Re: code editor
> > >
> > >
> > > TextPad is a shareware text editor that works well for SPSS
> > > as well as many other programming languages (you can download
> > > various syntax definition modules). Cost is $29 but an
> > > evaluation version is available. See www.textpad.com
> > >
> > >   Dennis Deck, PhD              dennis_deck@rmccorp.com
> > >   RMC Research Corporation      503-223-8248x715 voice
> > >   522 SW Fifth, Suite 1407      800-788-1887
> > >   Portland OR 97204             503-223-8399 fax
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Hansel Burley [mailto:hburley1@COX.NET]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 6:55 PM
> > > Subject: code editor
> > >
> > > Does anyone use or know of a code editor for SPSS syntax?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hansel Burley
> > >
> > > Texas Tech University
> > >
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