Hi,

I'm including a graph in my macro on spss, and from the information I have found in this discussion and from my own experience, you cannot just use the usual graph syntax in a macro as it keeps running 'INLINE' forever!

I think that using a graph template should get around that - my predecessor seemed to be using that with no problem anyway, but unfortunately I just can't get my template to work - I think my syntax is incorrect. My syntax for my original graph is:

* Chart Builder. GGRAPH /GRAPHDATASET NAME="graphdataset" VARIABLES=ses_ayrc COUNT()[name="COUNT"] Modeofattendance MISSING=LISTWISE REPORTMISSING=NO /GRAPHSPEC SOURCE=INLINE. BEGIN GPL SOURCE: s=userSource(id("graphdataset")) DATA: ses_ayrc=col(source(s), name("ses_ayrc"), unit.category()) DATA: COUNT=col(source(s), name("COUNT")) DATA: Modeofattendance=col(source(s), name("Modeofattendance"), unit.category()) GUIDE: axis(dim(1), label("Academic Year")) GUIDE: axis(dim(2), label("Number of Students")) GUIDE: legend(aesthetic(aesthetic.shape.interior), label("Mode of Attendance")) GUIDE: text.title(label("Student Numbers")) SCALE: linear(dim(2), include(0)) ELEMENT: line(position(ses_ayrc*COUNT), shape.interior(Modeofattendance), missing.wings()) END GPL.

And then I saved the outputted chart as a .sgt template. When I tried to then use this template I used the following syntax:

GRAPH /LINE(MULTIPLE) COUNT(ses_ayrc) BY ses_ayrc BY Modeofattendance /TEMPLATE='...filepathway...\Student Numbers.sgt'

Which I'm sure is totally wrong as I get three error messages:

>Error # 701 in column 18. Text: COUNT >An undefined variable name, or a scratch or system variable was specified in a >variable list which accepts only standard variables. Check spelling and >verify the existence of this variable. >Execution of this command stops.

>Warning # 17849 >The requested line chart type cannot be drawn with the provided data. >Instead, Graphics will attempt to draw a simple line chart.

>Error # 17819 in column 23. Text: ( >Expected "/" was not found. Perhaps either the "/" between subcommands was >omitted, or if a chart type was specified, the variable specifications are >invalid for the requested chart. Skipping to a "/".

I'm sure the first line is wrong, but I can't work out how to word it as it seems totally different when using templates?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Many thanks

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