Re: I can't install it

[Alan Mead]

Hmm. Annoying. If I were you, I would uninstall the version you are
running that isn't working and install the latest version. At this point
(August 14, 2020), I would install this testing version:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/pspp4windows/files/2020-07-17-ForTestingOnly/

Because it is nearly the latest code. It is most likely to work and if
you find an error, the devs will be more interested in fixing a bug that
affects the bleeding edge latest version.

*I would uninstall any previous version.*

When you install it (assuming that works, it did for me), I would see if
it functions correctly. If not, I would try running it manually from the
command line so you can see if it is emitting error messages. I can
explain how to do this if you don't know.  But let's see if the latest
version solves the issues.

-Alan


On 8/14/2020 1:01 AM, Domingo J Rubira López wrote:
> Yes Alan. You are right. I have tried installing and removing several
> versions, and I can install almost all of them. The problem is that no
> one of them seems to work properly.
>
> I didn't install the program at work and on that pc I can do things I
> can`t at home. My pc is Windows 10 Home 64-bit. Last versión I have
> installed is pspp-20170909-daily-64bits-setup.exe. (GNU pspp
> 1.0.1-g818227) But I only could not
> install pspp-20181109-daily-64bits-setup.exe (I think the latest version).
>
> I attach here two screenshots about import data. First of all you can
> see I can choose the file. When I get next I only get the next
> screenshot and can't see anything more.
> image.png
> image.png
>
> Regarding add files... I want to join 2 files with the same variables.
> 2 similar Datasets. I write in sintaxis windows the sentence " add
> files /file='Proteinuria.sav' /file='DataSet1.sav' " as you see below.
> But it doesn't work and there is an error (another screenshot, in
> Spanish saying there is no file I want).
> image.png
> image.png
>
> All these options work properly at work with GNU pspp 1.2.0-g0fb4db
> version. But I said I trtied many versions at home.
>
> Thank you
>
>
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> El jue., 13 ago. 2020 a las 21:34, Alan Mead (<amead2@alanmead.org
> <mailto:amead2@alanmead.org>>) escribió:
>
>     Domingo,
>
>     Sounds frustrating and I'm sorry to hear that.
>
>     You said that you cannot install it, but then you say that it's
>     not working right, so I'm guessing that you can install it, that
>     it starts, but that it doesn't function properly. Is that correct?
>
>     And it functions correctly at work, but not at home? And your home
>     computer is Windows 10 64-bit?
>
>     Which file did you install? If it's installed and you cannot
>     recall, start PSPP, choose Help, then About and the version
>     appears in the middle of the dialog. For example, I'm running "GNU
>     pspp 1.3.0-g937088". I've had trouble recently where the 64-bit
>     PSPP didn't work on my 64-bit Windows machine, but we decided that
>     was because it wasn't Windows 10 and that doesn't seem to be an
>     issue for you.
>
>     You shouldn't have to install anything other than pspp.
>
>     About the data import, you click buttons like "Next" to move
>     through the import wizard (see screenshot). Are they not visible?
>
>
>
>     And regarding the error when adding files, what does "adding
>     files" mean exactly? And what is the exact error you get?
>
>     -Alan
>
>     On 8/13/2020 1:32 PM, Domingo J Rubira López wrote:
>>     Hello everybody, could anyone help me?
>>
>>     I am trying to install pspp on my personal computer (to work at home). I
>>     have Windows 10 Home system (64 bits) and I tried the most exe files in
>>     http://pspp.awardspace.info/ and
>>     https://sourceforge.net/projects/pspp4windows/
>>
>>     I don't really know why, but it doesn't work properly. I can't import 
>> data.
>>     It always stays in the first step, choosing the file, it never continues 
>> to
>>     select if all cases or only the first ones. I can´t add files either. It
>>     says there is an error with the file. But at work I got it, so it is a
>>     problem from my pc or my pspp version.
>>
>>     Where can I get a pspp software to work properly? Must I install anything
>>     before?
>>
>>     Thank you
>>
>>     Domingo
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