Search + Replace in SPSS 20

[matti]

I want to replace certain strings in sections of my syntax file.  Whenever I
highlight that section and use Search+Replace, I get a message that the
"search string was not found".  SPSS does find the search string in that
section when I click on "All" for search area.


Is that a bug in the software or do I need to change some settings?

Matt

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[ANDRES ALBERTO BURGA LEON]

I've just posted the same message

I think it's a bug, because that options works fine in v17

Matt Kretschmer <[hidden email]>
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21/02/2012 07:22 a.m.

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Asunto	Search + Replace in SPSS 20

I want to replace certain strings in sections of my syntax file.  Whenever I
highlight that section and use Search+Replace, I get a message that the
"search string was not found".  SPSS does find the search string in that
section when I click on "All" for search area.


Is that a bug in the software or do I need to change some settings?

Matt

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[John F Hall]

Try copying the syntax into a Word file, edit it, then copy it back.

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-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
Matt Kretschmer
Sent: 21 February 2012 13:15
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Search + Replace in SPSS 20

I want to replace certain strings in sections of my syntax file.  Whenever I
highlight that section and use Search+Replace, I get a message that the
"search string was not found".  SPSS does find the search string in that
section when I click on "All" for search area.


Is that a bug in the software or do I need to change some settings?

Matt

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[David Marso]

John,
That is *SO* much *NOT* the point!!!
When someone spends thousands of dollars on a piece of software, reliable support for simple functions such as Search/Replace should be a given!
Just my NSHO!
David
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John F Hall wrote

Try copying the syntax into a Word file, edit it, then copy it back.

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-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
Matt Kretschmer
Sent: 21 February 2012 13:15
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Search + Replace in SPSS 20

I want to replace certain strings in sections of my syntax file.  Whenever I
highlight that section and use Search+Replace, I get a message that the
"search string was not found".  SPSS does find the search string in that
section when I click on "All" for search area.


Is that a bug in the software or do I need to change some settings?

Matt

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[matti]

Merci John

That is what I am doing but it is exactly what I want to avoid - I used
TextPad up until SPSS 15 which was a very powerful editor but to the best of
my knowledge it doesn't work with SPSS 16 and higher.
I am not a programmer but I can't get my head around why the Syntax Editor
has been pretty much neglected while IBM/SPSS adds all those other bells and
whistles to the package.
I would be more than happy to use a third party software like Textpad as a
Syntax Editor if I can parse commands to SPSS but essentially forcing me to
copy/paste back and forth for a package that costs several thousands of
dollars seems odd to say the least.

Matt

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[ViAnn Beadle]

Could you be a bit more specific about the failure to replace text. Simple
replacements work for me in 20.

-----Original Message-----
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Matt Kretschmer
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 7:29 AM
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Subject: Re: Search + Replace in SPSS 20

Merci John

That is what I am doing but it is exactly what I want to avoid - I used
TextPad up until SPSS 15 which was a very powerful editor but to the best of
my knowledge it doesn't work with SPSS 16 and higher.
I am not a programmer but I can't get my head around why the Syntax Editor
has been pretty much neglected while IBM/SPSS adds all those other bells and
whistles to the package.
I would be more than happy to use a third party software like Textpad as a
Syntax Editor if I can parse commands to SPSS but essentially forcing me to
copy/paste back and forth for a package that costs several thousands of
dollars seems odd to say the least.

Matt

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[matti]

Sure:

Search+Replacement works perfectly if I don't change the default settings.
However, at times I only need to change things in certain areas of my syntax
file, for example I have the following syntax (highly simplified).

Fre v1a v1b v1c.
Cro v1a by v1b.


I now want to have the following syntax:

Fre v2a v2b v2c.
Cro v1a by v1b.

The way to do would be to highlight the first row, hit Ctrol+H, say Replace
v1 with v2 *in selected area* and then replace all.

SPSS then tells me that it can't find search string and automatically
unselects the highlighted area (an annoying feature if I need to make more
than one change in the highlighted area).

If I then click on Replace All (no area highlighted, it will replace v1 with
v2 *in the complete syntax file*.  So it CAN find the string but somehow
highlighting it doesn't work for SPSS

Matt

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[ViAnn Beadle]

Here's what I just tried:

I selected a line that had two instances of "region".
I opened the S&R dialog.
I turned on the within selection radio button.
I specified region as the search string and region1 as the replacement
string.
I hit the replace all command button and got a message box that two
instances had been changed and asked to search again.
I dismissed it.
It does turn off the selection.

This whole S&R user interface was essentially copied from Word and Notepad.
In retrospect, an IDE approach where all found search strings are displayed
in a secondary window might have been a better approach but then some might
not like that either.


-----Original Message-----
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Matt Kretschmer
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 8:18 AM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: Search + Replace in SPSS 20

Sure:

Search+Replacement works perfectly if I don't change the default settings.
However, at times I only need to change things in certain areas of my syntax
file, for example I have the following syntax (highly simplified).

Fre v1a v1b v1c.
Cro v1a by v1b.


I now want to have the following syntax:

Fre v2a v2b v2c.
Cro v1a by v1b.

The way to do would be to highlight the first row, hit Ctrol+H, say Replace
v1 with v2 *in selected area* and then replace all.

SPSS then tells me that it can't find search string and automatically
unselects the highlighted area (an annoying feature if I need to make more
than one change in the highlighted area).

If I then click on Replace All (no area highlighted, it will replace v1 with
v2 *in the complete syntax file*.  So it CAN find the string but somehow
highlighting it doesn't work for SPSS

Matt

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[matti]

Thanks ViAnn

It still doesn't work for me when I do S+R in a selected area - only when I
do S+R in the "expanded area".

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[John F Hall]

David

It was a workaround to save Matt's time, not a permanent prescription.
Researcher time (and research contract time) costs money as well!

John

-----Original Message-----
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David Marso
Sent: 21 February 2012 14:25
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: Search + Replace in SPSS 20

John,
That is *SO* much *NOT* the point!!!
When someone spends thousands of dollars on a piece of software, reliable
support for simple functions such as Search/Replace should be a given!
Just my NSHO!
David
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John F Hall wrote

>
> Try copying the syntax into a Word file, edit it, then copy it back.
>
> John Hall (Mr)
>
> Email:    johnfhall@
> Website: www.surveyresearch.weebly.com
> Skype:    surveyresearcher1
> Phone:    (+33) (0) 2.33.45.91.47
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Matt Kretschmer
> Sent: 21 February 2012 13:15
> To: SPSSX-L@.UGA
> Subject: Search + Replace in SPSS 20
>
> I want to replace certain strings in sections of my syntax file.  Whenever
> I
> highlight that section and use Search+Replace, I get a message that the
> "search string was not found".  SPSS does find the search string in that
> section when I click on "All" for search area.
>
>
> Is that a bug in the software or do I need to change some settings?
>
> Matt
>
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