Re: PSPP-BUG: Windows 10 Pro PSPP Output error Crosstabs syntax error at 'PIVOT'

[Friedrich Beckmann]

The buildbot does a scheduled daily build at 4 am in my timezone utc+1. 
So Maximum 25 Hours.

> Am 13.01.2022 um 18:37 schrieb Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu>:
> 
> [dropping Alexandra, because I don't this tangent interests here]
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> When I upload a new build to https://benpfaff.org/~blp/pspp-master/,
> what's the "normal" delay before the autobuilder would build it
> without assistance?
> 
>> On Thu, Jan 13, 2022 at 12:07 AM Friedrich Beckmann
>> <friedrich.beckmann@gmx.de> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Ben,
>> 
>> if you can’t wait, then you can go to the buildbot
>> 
>> https://caeis.etech.fh-augsburg.de/buildbot/#/builders/7/builds/226
>> 
>> and click „Rebuild“. The win-cross build does not build from the git 
>> repository but from your package here:
>> 
>> https://benpfaff.org/~blp/pspp-master/
>> 
>> Fritz
>> 
>>>> Am 13.01.2022 um 08:55 schrieb Friedrich Beckmann 
>>>> <friedrich.beckmann@gmx.de>:
>>> 
>>> Hi Ben, hi Alexandra,
>>> 
>>> the nightly builds for the windows version are available from the buildbot. 
>>> The new version „1.5.3-g797d4c“ which should contain the bugfix from today 
>>> should be available tomorrow. The builds are available here:
>>> 
>>> https://caeis.etech.fh-augsburg.de/downloads/windows/pspp-win-daily
>>> 
>>> Fritz
>>> 
>>>> Am 13.01.2022 um 06:53 schrieb Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu>:
>>>> 
>>>> I fixed the bug in the PSPP source code. I imagine it will be some
>>>> time before anyone makes updated binaries available for Windows.
>>>> Thanks again for the bug report.
>>>> 
>>>> On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 1:27 PM Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks for reporting the bug. I see the problem, and we can fix it.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Until then, you can just delete the word PIVOT from the syntax and rerun 
>>>>> it.
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 1:16 PM Alexandra Younger
>>>>> <youngeralexandra@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I recently downloaded PSPP on my Windows 10 Pro to conduct some 
>>>>>> statistical analysis on data for my job. The project involves a stone 
>>>>>> tool analysis performed comparing attributes of the flakes that are 
>>>>>> produced as a result of stone tool production in order to illustrate the 
>>>>>> process of reduction and infer behaviors through identified patterns. 
>>>>>> The purpose was to conduct a Chi-Square Test of Independence utilizing 
>>>>>> the Crosstabs function on the software. When I run the Chi-Square test 
>>>>>> under "Non-Parametric Tests", I get immediate output. However, I needed 
>>>>>> to conduct a Test of Independence through Crosstabs under the 
>>>>>> "Descriptive Statistics"  tab, following which, the Crosstabs output 
>>>>>> produces the following error:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> CROSSTABS
>>>>>>                /TABLES =  Material     by       Texture
>>>>>> 3.31-3.35: error: CROSSTABS: Syntax error at 'PIVOT' .
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>               /FORMAT=AVALUE TABLES PIVOT
>>>>>>               /STATISTICS=CHISQ
>>>>>>               /CELLS=COUNT ROW COLUMN TOTAL EXPECTED RESIDUAL SRESIDUAL 
>>>>>> ASRESIDUAL.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> My data set is primarily a set of categorical variables using numeric 
>>>>>> values. I believe I have my values correctly labeled based on my 
>>>>>> previous experience with SPSS and consulting the tutorials. I have also 
>>>>>> tried the test with other variables in my data, including scale data, 
>>>>>> and I receive an identical error in the output as above. I even tried 
>>>>>> adjusting the Crosstabs settings, unchecking and checking boxes, to see 
>>>>>> if those affected the outcome.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I utilized the search option for the online GNU forum to seek out 
>>>>>> keywords related to this problem. I also tried Stack-Overflow, Google, 
>>>>>> and Reddit. I have not located any topics that may lead to a solution to 
>>>>>> my problem. Because the error in my output box identifies a syntax 
>>>>>> error, I believe there may be a coding error, which is what led me to 
>>>>>> report this as a bug in the software, rather than consult the mailing 
>>>>>> list. If this was in poor judgment, please let me know and I will try 
>>>>>> the mailing list instead. If you need more information from me, I will 
>>>>>> be happy to provide.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Alexandra Younger
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