Re: Differences in the /IMPORTCASE=... subcommand between SPSS and PSPP

[Ben Pfaff]

On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 12:37:12AM +0000, Charles Johnson wrote:
> Something that may be helpful:
> 
> 
> IBM's documentation sucks, but I paste performing the syntax procedure from 
> the user interface, and at least in SPSS 21 to 23, is the same.
> 
> SPSS 23 syntax data file: 
> https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=397603786B365FF6!109&authkey=!AO7tICppDkKC974&ithint=file%2ctxt
> 
> In the pasted syntax, the subcommand "SAMPLE 0.1" is added. I am not a fan of 
> imposing procedures, but think it may be an option in PSPP and so the user 
> chooses to obtain similar results in both SPSS and PSPP.
> 
> SPSS wizard screenshot: 
> https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=397603786B365FF6!106&authkey=!AKjYaLd6-nYP96M&v=3&ithint=photo%2cpng
> 
> Example data file: 
> https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=397603786B365FF6!108&authkey=!AEV5EA0KPMp_Sd4&ithint=file%2ccsv

Thanks for the report and the followup.

I removed support for IMPORTCASES from PSPP, and changed PSPPIRE to use
SAMPLE or N OF CASES instead.