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Date:   Thu, 17 Sep 1998 07:13:45 GMT
Reply-To:   PsyConsult.Voelp@t-online.de
Sender:   "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <SPSSX-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:   Andreas Voelp <PsyConsult.Voelp@T-ONLINE.DE>
Organization:   psy consult
Subject:   Re: default directory for input
Content-Type:   text/plain; charset=us-ascii

Dieter Klammer wrote: > I am using SPSS 7.5. Is it possible to set up a default directory for > input data, e.g. for my own data?

Dieter:

There is no direct way to set a default directory, but a convenient workaround is using a macro, as in

define !Path () 'd:\mypath\' !enddefine.

and then calling the macro when reading or saving data (or any other file), as in

get file=!Path+"xy.sav".

Sincerely, Andreas.

-- psy consult - Dr. Andreas Voelp Fuchstanzstrasse 107 - 60489 Frankfurt, Germany Phone (069) 97840133 - Fax (069) 97840134 eMail PsyConsult.Voelp@t-online.de


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