Re: I can't install it

[Domingo J Rubira López]

Dear Alan, what a machine you are!!!!!  But everything can't be in pink
colour, lol.

 I have imported data at last! The last trouble must be the directory's
name as you said. I changed the folder called "Excel" into desktop and IT
WORKS!

I inspected all programs on my computer and I found one called "Segurazo"
similar to an antivirus. I uninstalled it  and installed again the latest
PSPP version (GNU pspp 1.2.0-g0fb4db). After that I got the data imported.

The problem now is with "add files command". You know it was my other
trouble. I write in sintaxis the following sentence: add files
/file="prot.sav" /file="dataset1.sav". I am sure the folder is on the
desktop directly too.

It shows a message error (the screenshot) and there is a space between '
and the first letter of the name (prot.sav) and the first quotation mark is
a bit strange. What can I do now?

Thanks
[image: image.png]


El dom., 16 ago. 2020 a las 23:15, Alan Mead (<amead@alanmead.org>)
escribió:

> Sounds like something's wrong. IIRC, PSPP has had trouble with Windows
> paths in the past.
>
> Can you put the file in C:\ (you may need to do this as Admin) or the
> desktop and see if PSPP can find it? If PSPP can access the file there,
> then there's a problem with PSPP accessing your path (possibly a bug). It's
> possible that PSPP cannot tolerate the accented characters in the path (in
> "Módulo 8 Teller SPSS 2019").
>
> What version of PSPP are using using?
>
> Another issue I sometimes find is that if Excel has locked a file, other
> programs cannot open the file. This seems to persist even when Excel is
> still running but you think the file is closed. If this could be an issue,
> I'd recommend closing Excel altogether before you try to open the file in
> PSPP.
>
> You posted four screenshots that show (1) selecting a file, (2) an error,
> (3) trying to import, (4) no data. My question is: How did you navigate
> from screen 2 to screen 3? The error says that PSPP couldn't find the file,
> and if that's true, then it's not surprising that you have no data, but I
> don't understand how you can even get to that point.  I don't see any
> buttons in your screenshot that you could have used to move to the next
> screen. You shouldn't be able to proceed from an error message to trying to
> open a non-existent (as as PSPP knows) file. I think that's the problem. My
> guess is that there is some issue that prevents PSPP from accessing the
> file, and then a further bug that allows you to proceed with the import
> even though there's no file.
>
> -Alan
>
>
> On 8/16/2020 1:59 PM, Domingo J Rubira López wrote:
>
> One good and one bad news.
> The good news: I have got the new version installed at home, the same as at
> work.
> The bad one is that I still have the problem. When I tried to import data,
> it didn't find the file.
> [image: image.png]
> [image: image.png]
>
> But it went to next page to import.
> [image: image.png]
>
> However, it hadn't data.
> [image: image.png]
>
> Any new ideas??
>
> Thanks
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> El vie., 14 ago. 2020 a las 20:56, Domingo J Rubira López 
> (<domingojrubira@gmail.com>) escribió:
>
>
> Nothing. I can't. I think I throw in the towel!
>
>
> El vie., 14 ago. 2020 a las 20:31, Alan Mead (<amead2@alanmead.org> 
> <amead2@alanmead.org>)
> escribió:
>
>
> I would try the 32-bit installer. The 64-bit fails on older Windows
> versions, and maybe that includes your version of Windows 10. If so, that
> would be good to know.
>
> Your computer should be able to use either 32- or 64-bit and it should be
> about the same experience unless you are using very large datasets.
>
> You could also open a command 
> window:https://www.howtogeek.com/235101/10-ways-to-open-the-command-prompt-in-windows-10/
> , and run the executable manually. My guess is that there are some errors
> that are being printed. But you need to know a little DOS to do this.
>
> -Alan
>
>
> On 8/14/2020 12:39 PM, Domingo J Rubira López wrote:
>
> I can't understand anything. I am totally surprised!
>
> I get the file exe at work (I can`t download it at home, it gets an
> error). I open the exe file and immediately and doing nothing with my hands
> it closes. I attach a video below. I have deactivated antivirus but I can't
> understand. This only happens with this version.
>
> I can't and I don't know why.
>
> El vie., 14 ago. 2020 a las 15:28, <amead2@alanmead.org> 
> <amead2@alanmead.org> escribió:
>
>
> The ADD FILES issue sounds like the data files are not in the current
> working directory. Use CD to change directories in syntax.
>
> -Alan
>
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> On Aug 14, 2020 1:02 AM, Domingo J Rubira López <domingojrubira@gmail.com> 
> 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: image.png]
> [image: 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: image.png]
> [image: 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> 
> <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
>
> inhttp://pspp.awardspace.info/ 
> andhttps://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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