Date:         Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:14:37 -0700
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From:         Albert-jan Roskam <fomcl@yahoo.com>
Subject:      Re: Passing information to Python handler in SPSS 14
Comments: To: Bryan Tec <proglists@gmail.com>
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Hi,

I am pretty sure that what you're trying to do is not possible: a beginprogram-endprogram block within a define-!enddefine block (or vice versa) is not allowed.

begin program.
import spss
for i in range(spss.GetVariableCount()):
____print spss.GetVariableName(i)
end program.

Cheers,
Albert-Jan

--- On Thu, 6/26/08, Bryan Tec <proglists@gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Bryan Tec <proglists@gmail.com>
> Subject: Passing information to Python handler in SPSS 14
> To: SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Date: Thursday, June 26, 2008, 3:48 PM
> Hello,
>
>
>
> I am trying to send a variable list to the python handler
> from within a
> macro in SPSS 14.  Specifically, I am attempting to do
> something like this:
>
>
>
> DEFINE simplemacro (vars = v1 v2 v3)
>
>
>
> BEGIN PROGRAM.
>
> import spss
>
>
>
> varlist = !vars
>
>
>
> END PROGRAM.
>
>
>
> !ENDDEFINE.
>
>
>
> Of course there will be more meat in the middle, but this
> is the relevant
> task.  The Programming and Data Management for SPSS 16 text
> suggests
> defining and getting a data file attribute using the
> spss.GetDataFileAttributes function but when I try this
> route, I get an
> error that the module is not found.  The module is not
> listed in the online
> help installed with the plugin so I imagine that it is not
> included in the
> version for SPSS 14.
>
>
>
> Is there any other way to achieve this?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bryan
>
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