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 (<am...@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/ > >
