Yes, this is a bug or a limitation in SAVE TRANSLATE in PSPP. On Fri, Aug 16, 2019 at 07:59:34AM -0700, Elio Spinello wrote: > I'm aware of the datafile limitation, but according to the Save Translate > section of the manual, "The RENAMEsubcommand can also be used to change the > names under which variables are saved; because they are used only in the > output, these names do not have to conform to the usual PSPP variable naming > rules. "FWIW the same code does run properly under SPSS.ElioSent from my > T-Mobile 4G LTE Device > -------- Original message --------From: John Darrington > <j...@darrington.wattle.id.au> Date: 8/16/19 1:49 AM (GMT-08:00) To: Elio > Spinello <espine...@rpmconsulting.com> Cc: 'John Darrington' > <j...@darrington.wattle.id.au>, pspp-users@gnu.org Subject: Re: Problem with > /Rename with Save Translate Variable names (and other identifiers) cannot > contain spaces.See chapter 6 of the manual.J'On Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at > 12:42:41PM -0700, Elio Spinello wrote: I'm running it under Windows 10. > Your example runs find but aside from a minor syntax error I found in my > code, it appears that the problem is with the long column names > containing spaces. I have tried using single quotes, double quotes, and > square brackets. Are they not supported? Elio Spinello > Elio Spinello, EdD Partner RPM Consulting, LLC 17130 Devonshire > St. Suite 101 Northridge, CA 91325 v. (818) 831-7607 f. (818) > 831-9078 mobile: (818) 570-ELIO (3546) -----Original > Message----- From: John Darrington <j...@darrington.wattle.id.au> > Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2019 9:49 PM To: Elio Spinello > <espine...@rpmconsulting.com> Cc: 'John Darrington' > <j...@darrington.wattle.id.au>; pspp-users@gnu.org Subject: Re: Problem > with /Rename with Save Translate You don't say what version of pspp > you are using, but so far as I can recall, there haven't been any changes > in save translate for quite a while. I tried the following syntax > and it worked just fine on pspp 1.3.0. Perhaps you can try it too: > data list notable list /x y *. begin data 1 2 3 4 end > data. save translate /outfile='xx.csv' /type=csv /replace > /fieldnames /unselected=delete /rename (x y=a b) . > J' On Wed, Aug 14, 2019 at 04:12:59PM -0700, Elio Spinello wrote: > I have not been able to get the /Rename subcommand to work on a "Save > Translate" command. The error that I consistently get is the following: > I have tried a > number of variations to the syntax including: > SAVE TRANSLATE > /OUTFILE='e:\Databases\Updates\RCRA\hreport_univ_CA5.csv" > /TYPE=CSV /MAP /REPLACE > /FIELDNAMES /Unselected=DELETE > /RENAME (Var1 Var2=Test1 Test2) . > SAVE TRANSLATE > /OUTFILE='e:\Databases\Updates\RCRA\hreport_univ_CA5.csv" > /TYPE=CSV /MAP /REPLACE > /FIELDNAMES /Unselected=DELETE > /RENAME = Var1=Test2 . > SAVE TRANSLATE > /OUTFILE='e:\Databases\Updates\RCRA\hreport_univ_CA5.csv" > /TYPE=CSV /MAP /REPLACE > /FIELDNAMES /Unselected=DELETE > /RENAME = (Var1=Test2) . > -- Avoid eavesdropping. Send strong encrypted email. PGP Public > key ID: 1024D/2DE827B3 fingerprint = 8797 A26D 0854 2EAB 0285 A290 8A67 > 719C 2DE8 27B3 See http://sks-keyservers.net or any PGP keyserver for > public key. -- Avoid eavesdropping. Send strong encrypted email.PGP > Public key ID: 1024D/2DE827B3 fingerprint = 8797 A26D 0854 2EAB 0285 A290 > 8A67 719C 2DE8 27B3See http://sks-keyservers.net or any PGP keyserver for > public key. > _______________________________________________ > Pspp-users mailing list > Pspp-users@gnu.org > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/pspp-users
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