Re: I can't install it

[Domingo J Rubira López]

Thank you again. It works!!!! the problem is not the single or double
quotation marks, it was the path (again). When I put the complete path as
you said and it works properly. Again you got it!

Thank you. Now ... waiting for the next trouble, lol.



El lun., 17 ago. 2020 a las 9:20, Alan Mead (<amead@alanmead.org>) escribió:

> On 8/17/2020 2:04 AM, Domingo J Rubira López wrote:
>
> 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.
>
>
> Glad PSPP is working.
>
> We should file a bug about the path and also about the import.
>
> When you specify filenames, I always use single quotes (not sure if it
> matters):
>
> add files /file='prot.sav'...
>
> When you write "add files /file='prot.sav'..." it's expecting 'prot.sav'
> to be in the current directory. When you launch PSPP, I think it defaults
> to the directory with the binary (in C:\Program Files) as the directory.
> So, PSPP is telling you the file doesn't exist, because it doesn't in the
> directory where PSPP is looking.
>
> There are at least two solutions. You could use the CD command to change
> directories. I prefer this if anyone else will use your syntax (or you will
> use it on two different computers), because then it's easy to change once
> at the top of the syntax file, and everything is updated. In syntax, before
> the add files, add something like:
>
> cd 'C:\Users\amead\Desktop'.
>
> In this example, my desktop would be the current directory.
>
> Alternatively, add the full path to *each* filename:
>
> add files /file='C:\Users\amead\Desktop\prot.sav'...
>
> Adding the full path gets old for me, and if you ever need to change it,
> it's a hassle.
>
> -Alan
>
> --
>
> Alan D. Mead, Ph.D.
> President, Talent Algorithms Inc.
>
> science + technology = better workers
> http://www.alanmead.org
>
>
> Comma After Introductory Adverbial Phrase
>
> When an adverbial phrase begins a sentence, it's often followed by a comma
> but it doesn't have to be, especially if it's short. As a rule of thumb,
> if the phrase is longer than about four words, use the comma. You can
> also use a comma with a shorter phrase when you want to emphasize it or
> add a pause for literary effect. But, if there is a chance of misreading
> the sentence, use the comma:
>
>     Before eating the family said grace. (Incorrect)
>
>     Before eating, the family said grace. (Correct)
>
> -- https://www.grammarly.com/blog/comma/
>
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