Re: please help by running some syntax under SPSS

[Paul Vella]

Hi Ben, these are the error messages I get when running this syntax in SPSS v20:

　

Warning # 1102

An invalid numeric field has been found. The result has been set to the system-missing value.

Command line: 9 Current case: 2 Current splitfile group: 1

Field contents: 'END'

Record number: 2 Starting column: 2 Record length: 10

　

Warning # 1102

An invalid numeric field has been found. The result has been set to the system-missing value.

Command line: 9 Current case: 2 Current splitfile group: 1

Field contents: 'DATA.'

Record number: 2 Starting column: 6 Record length: 10

　

Warning # 1102

An invalid numeric field has been found. The result has been set to the system-missing value.

Command line: 9 Current case: 2 Current splitfile group: 1

Field contents: 'DISPLAY'

Record number: 3 Starting column: 2 Record length: 14

　

Warning # 1102

An invalid numeric field has been found. The result has been set to the system-missing value.

Command line: 9 Current case: 2 Current splitfile group: 1

Field contents: 'DICT.'

Record number: 3 Starting column: 10 Record length: 14

　

Warning # 1102

An invalid numeric field has been found. The result has been set to the system-missing value.

Command line: 9 Current case: 2 Current splitfile group: 1

Field contents: 'SAVE'

Record number: 4 Starting column: 2 Record length: 25

　

Warning # 1102

An invalid numeric field has been found. The result has been set to the system-missing value.

Command line: 9 Current case: 2 Current splitfile group: 1

Field contents: 'OUTFILE="role.sav".'

Record number: 4 Starting column: 7 Record length: 25

　

Warning # 1102

An invalid numeric field has been found. The result has been set to the system-missing value.

Command line: 9 Current case: 2 Current splitfile group: 1

Field contents: '_SLINE'

Record number: 5 Starting column: 1 Record length: 11

　

Warning # 1102

An invalid numeric field has been found. The result has been set to the system-missing value.

Command line: 9 Current case: 3 Current splitfile group: 1

Field contents: 'OFF.'

Record number: 5 Starting column: 8 Record length: 11

 

On 26 August 2013 16:01, Ben Pfaff <address@hidden> wrote:

I'm not exactly sure of the format used in system files for the VARIABLE
ROLE command.  It would be very helpful for anyone with access to SPSS
to run the following syntax and send me the resulting .sav file.

Thanks,

Ben.

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DATA LIST FREE/x i t b n p s.
VAR ROLE
    /INPUT i
    /TARGET t
    /BOTH b
    /NONE n
    /PARTITION p
    /SPLIT s.
BEGIN DATA.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
END DATA.
DISPLAY DICT.
SAVE OUTFILE="role.sav".

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Dr. Paul Vella, BBus (Hons), PhD

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