Re: Importing large file to PSPP hangs

2014-03-13 Thread Roberto Roggiero
Hi, thanks for your suggestions. Finally the file opened, it was a lack of patience from me for not waiting enough until pspp could open the file. It took more than 10 minutes to open in a not so powerfull computer with W7 at work. The same file under Linux and a more updated computer took only a

Re: Importing large file to PSPP hangs (Roberto Roggiero)

2014-03-11 Thread Harry Thijssen
> > > I have a database in csv format with 11 million cases (rows) and 10 > variables (columns), the file is 500 MB alfa-numeric. I can pass the > first steps of the import process, but when I finally ask for import > the process hangs, without any notice. I understand PSPP is capable to > manage s

Re: Importing large file to PSPP hangs

2014-03-11 Thread John Darrington
PSPP should indeed be capable of handling such a file. However please note: 1. I don't think that large files with CSV import has been thoroughly tested. So it is possible that there might be problems which nobody has until now noticed. 2. Obviously, when dealing with such large files it t

Importing large file to PSPP hangs

2014-03-11 Thread Roberto Roggiero
I have a database in csv format with 11 million cases (rows) and 10 variables (columns), the file is 500 MB alfa-numeric. I can pass the first steps of the import process, but when I finally ask for import the process hangs, without any notice. I understand PSPP is capable to manage such files (eve