Re: PSPP not working

[Dominique Joye]

Dear All

On linux and big data sets it was (at least in the past, not used recently) worthwhile to compile with a bigger workspace (if my memory is correct line 66 file settings.c  in src/data). It seems to me that 64M is small with today memory but I'm not sure to be right

Many thanks for PSPP programmers

Dominique


On 23. 09. 16 20:41, Alan Mead wrote:

Before you run a PSPP analysis, press the "CRTL" and "Alt" and "Delete" keys and select "Start Task Manager" and go to the "Processes" tab and click on CPU so that the little arrow points down. 

This allows you to monitor the workload of your Windows computer.  Then minimize Task Manager and start the analysis in PSPP.  Then, while it says "Not Responding" look at the Task Manager window and see what CPU and Memory say.  The CPU is in percentages and the Memory is in Kb. 

If the CPU isn't always high (while PSPP is running your analysis) then it means that PSPP is running out of memory. Also if another program is competing for the CPU, you'll see that (less likely these days when most computers have multiple cores).

-Alan

On 9/23/2016 1:23 PM, Cecily Ray wrote:

Alan,

I performed a frequency operation on one variable with PSPP on 

my large dataset. After a few minutes I got results (after getting 

a "PSPPIRE Data Editor Not Responding" message. I will continue

trying to get results. 

Cecily Ray

On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 11:21 PM, Cecily Ray <address@hidden> wrote:

Alan,

I have been able to successfully calculate the frequency of v1 in th 

dataset hotel.sav you sent me.  

I will try once again to do a frequency on a variable in the large dataset 

I have here and get back to you

Cecily

On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 11:07 PM, Alan Mead <address@hidden> wrote:

(Building off my last answer) That depends on how long you've allowed it to run.  Maybe PSPP is too slow.

-Alan

On 9/23/2016 12:33 PM, Cecily Ray wrote:

Dear Alan,

I have just now tried your suggestion on running Freq/variable in a blank window. 

That too gets PSPPIRE Editor (Not Responding). I have tried that on my daughter's 

laptop (a 64 bit COMPAQ) since I had already uninstalled PSPP on my laptop.

I kind of assume that the dataset is too big for PSPP. 

Regards,

Cecily Ray

On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 10:53 PM, Cecily Ray <address@hidden> wrote:

Dear Alan,

Thank you for your early reply. 

I had installed version 10.2 of PSPP. for 64 bit computers with Windows 7.

My dataset was downloaded from http://dhsprogram.com/ 

(a Demographic and Health Survey for India) and its size is 429,852 Kb.

I have been able to look at many of the variables to see their full names appear 

but when I ask the program to give me a frequency or something else, the top 

bar above the dataset says "(Not responding)". 

I am sorry I don't understand all the technical words you are using ("gui" etc.) 

but I have used SPSS for a number of years for my study and work so I know 

how to use it. However I never use any syntax apart from the program itself. 

I hope this clarifies the problem I am facing. 

Thanks and regards,

Cecily Ray

On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 8:19 PM, Alan Mead <address@hidden> wrote:

Do you recall what version of PSPP you installed? Do you recall if it was the 32-bit or 64-bit version? I am using an older version, pspp 0.10.1-g1082b8, and it works fine on my 64-bit windows 7.
 
When you say that the program doesn't respond, you click on the gui and a dialog opens but the statistics doesn't show up in the output? Or what exactly do you mean by "does not respond"?  Compared to SPSS (which raises the output window when new output appears) PSPP is relatively quiet (the output window should "throb" but not raise itself). 

After opening a dataset, if you click File > New > Syntax do you get a blank syntax window?  And can you type: "freq / x." (without the quotes)? And If you then change "x" to be one of your variables and select Run > All does output appear?

-Alan

On 9/23/2016 6:44 AM, Cecily Ray wrote:

Dear Programmers,

Yesterday I installed PPSP for Windows (I have version 7)  on my Toshiba Satellite C655 laptop (64 bit). 

The dataset opens nicely but the program does not respond whenever I try any performing any operation 

like frequencies of a variable. 

If you can help me know what to do at the earliest, I would be most grateful. 

Thanking you,

Cecily Ray

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