RE: match files problem

[Crichton, Ronald]

It was a data type issue.  The system file had F6 and A11, whereas the DATA LIST had F7 and A12.  Tweaking the data fixed it and Match files worked just fine.  However, an improvement would involve incompatible data types being flagged as an error for the user to investigate rather than crashing the system.

Ron

 

From: Crichton, Ronald
Sent: Wednesday, 27 March 2013 12:11 PM
To: 'address@hidden'
Subject: match files problem

 

The following code failed (see below).  Does anyone know why?  A dialogue appears: Assertion failed!  File: src/language/data-io/combine-files.c, Line315

 

I placed a ‘finish’ after sort cases and it ran okay – presumably the data is fine.  I moved the ‘finish’ to after the code as you see it and it failed.  I had earlier run this code:

 

match files table = *

                /in=in80

                /file='C:\PSPP\spssNAT100.sys'

                /in=in100

                /by ClientID.

execute.

 

which worked okay.  So, I presume my syntax is good.  Any suggestions welcome.  (The problem code follows)

 

Thanks,  Ron

 

DATA LIST FIXED

                FILE = 'C:\AVETMISSVal6_10\BradsData\nat00120.txt'

                /TrainingLoc 1-10 (A)

                ClientID 11-20 (A)            

                ID 14-20

                ModuleID 21-32 (A)

                CourseID 33-42 (A)

                EnrolStartDt 43-50 (A)

                EnrolEndDt 51-58 (A)

                DelivierID 59-60 (A)

                OutcomeID 61-62 (A)

                ScheduledHrs 63-66 (A)

                FundingSourceNat 67-68 (A)

                Commencing 69-69 (A)

                TrainingContract 70-79 (A)

                ClientID_NewApprentices 80-89 (A)       

                StudyReason 90-91 (A)

                VETinSchool 92-92 (A)

                X 93-93 (A).

               

sort cases by ID ModuleID.         

 

 

               

match files file = *

                /in = inEr

                /table = 'C:\PSPP\NAT120_Error4010.sys'

                /in = in120

                /by ID ModuleID.

               

execute.

 

 

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