The results will appear in a separate Output window. In order to run a specific portion of the SPSS syntax, highlight the portion and then use pull-down menu Run ->Selection. In order to run the whole SPSS syntax file, use pull-down menu Run->All. When you have a long syntax programme you can select (click) the command on its log window to get to the commands on syntax programme. As you writing the programming onto the right window using SPSS syntaxĬommands, the commands will then appear on its log window.
PASW Syntax Editor window opens up with Log window on the left and the Programming window on the right. To save updates to the SPSS syntax file, use pull-down menu File->Save or to save the SPSS syntax file for the first time, use pull-down menu File->Save As and select an appropriate directory and file name for the SPSS syntax file. A syntax file will appear in a new window as shown below. To edit an existing SPSS syntax file, use the pull-down menu File->Open->Syntax and then select appropriate file. To create a new SPSS syntax file, use the pull-down menu File->New->Syntax. This is the window where you type the commands.
Another pop-up window opens called "PASW Statistics Syntax Editor". Now you have a spread sheet window "PASW Statistics Data Editor", click file, click New, select "syntax".
There will be two pop-up windows open, closing the following window by click on cancel on the 'PASW Statistics 18'.
How to open a new SPSS syntax window or edit an existing SPSS syntax file This website presents a guide to using SPSS syntax. Using SPSS syntax is more efficient way, if a SPSS data file with many variables is about to be created. Jane Fielding's excellent day course on SPSS data entry is a useful starting point, the course runs only once a year. These websites may be useful for seldom users, but not for a frequent or experianced users. Particularly when additional variables need to be created from the raw data file. None of the above or other websites showing or explaining a very efficient way of using SPSS when complicated statistical analyses are required. The following examples websites are three amongst many hundreds which demonstrate that: There are many websites explaining SPSS using the pull down menus. This website presenting the data manipulation in an efficient way using SPSS syntax. Using the SPSS Statistical Package efficiently via SPSS syntax