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by **Wil** » Wed, 09 Jul 2003 03:56:55

Running V11.5.2.1 and seems as though the

Temp.
Select If(var=1).
SAVE OUTFILE='C:\Scores.sav'
/COMPRESSED.

Type syntax isn't working.

Anyone else noticed this? Or that my syntax is 'goofy?'

S

by **Fre** » Thu, 10 Jul 2003 17:20:27

You need the option /unselected delete, tacked on to the save command,
otherwise it will save the whole dataset.

SAVE OUTFILE='C:\Scores.sav'/unselected delete.

> Running V11.5.2.1 and seems as though the

> Temp.
> Select If(var=1).
> SAVE OUTFILE='C:\Scores.sav'
> /COMPRESSED.

> Type syntax isn't working.

> Anyone else noticed this? Or that my syntax is 'goofy?'

> S

by **Wil** » Sat, 12 Jul 2003 21:26:02

Still doesn't work as ...?

Temp.
Select If(group=1).
SAVE OUTFILE='C:\Scores.sav'
/UNSELECTED=DELETE
/COMPRESSED.

> You need the option /unselected delete, tacked on to the save command,
> otherwise it will save the whole dataset.

> SAVE OUTFILE='C:\Scores.sav'/unselected delete.

> > Running V11.5.2.1 and seems as though the

> > Temp.
> > Select If(var=1).
> > SAVE OUTFILE='C:\Scores.sav'
> > /COMPRESSED.

> > Type syntax isn't working.

> > Anyone else noticed this? Or that my syntax is 'goofy?'

> > S

by **Rich Ulric** » Sat, 12 Jul 2003 23:30:15

Quote:> Still doesn't work as ...?

> Temp.
> Select If(group=1).
> SAVE OUTFILE='C:\Scores.sav'
> /UNSELECTED=DELETE
> /COMPRESSED.

[ ... ]

I can't say why that does not work, but here is
an alternative.

Do if (group eq 1) .
xsave outfile= 'c:\scores.sav' /compressed .
else .
xsave outfile= ... .
end if .
execute .

When I want just one part, I'm very often going to use the
other part, too, so I use syntax like this on a regular basis.

I almost never use "temporary" any more -- it was handy,
but in the long run, I think it was a bit confusing. These days,
I am likely to save a full file, then select and process it, then
re-open in order to go back to the original. It might leave the
documentation easier to read, or leave me less to explain to
other people,

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by **Roger War** » Sun, 13 Jul 2003 23:23:04

I have tried to get this to replicate, but can't. How do you know that it
isn't working? By that I mean, after running the code, are you then issuing
a command to get the c:\scores.sav data set?
If you are not issuing such a command, you would be still looking at the
full data set, and not the records where VAR equals 1.
Good luck!
Roger

Quote:> Running V11.5.2.1 and seems as though the

> Temp.
> Select If(var=1).
> SAVE OUTFILE='C:\Scores.sav'
> /COMPRESSED.

> Type syntax isn't working.

> Anyone else noticed this? Or that my syntax is 'goofy?'

> S

by **Wil** » Wed, 16 Jul 2003 05:15:42

Yes, Roger, I am then opening the file. I have reinstalled V11 and
find the 'bug,' at least for me there is one, is with 11.5.2.1

V11.5 works
V11.5.1 works
V11.5.2.1 fails

SPSS Tech is working on it
WMB

> I have tried to get this to replicate, but can't. How do you know that it
> isn't working? By that I mean, after running the code, are you then issuing
> a command to get the c:\scores.sav data set?
> If you are not issuing such a command, you would be still looking at the
> full data set, and not the records where VAR equals 1.
> Good luck!
> Roger

> > Running V11.5.2.1 and seems as though the

> > Temp.
> > Select If(var=1).
> > SAVE OUTFILE='C:\Scores.sav'
> > /COMPRESSED.

> > Type syntax isn't working.

> > Anyone else noticed this? Or that my syntax is 'goofy?'

> > S

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