SPSS Statistics

hi all,

i am running SPSS on a mac machine through parallels. when trying to create a new file on AMOS and use the .SAV output file from SPSS as the data file, i get the below error:

System.Runtime.InteropServices.SEHException (0x80004005): External component has thrown an exception. at

System. Windows.Forms.Application.ComponentManager.System.Win dows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IMsoComponentManager.FPush

MessageLoop(IntPtr dwComponentID, Int32 reason, Int32 pvLoopData)

at

System. Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoop

Inner(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context)

at

System. Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoop (Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context)

at System. Windows.Forms.Form.ShowDialog(|Win32Window owner)

at

A.c1622352173cc444c92f7960df0a1f61e.cfc8e21cf1df19a47005da274b

406ea00(Cmd cba5997a6b263203302bcff3a1c3111ec)

at

A.c1622352173cc444c92f7960df0a1f61e.cd780f1315294eaa2a1f3f90c9

4dbd4ba(Cmd cba5997a6b263203302bcff3a1c3111ec)

for context here are the steps i did to debug the problem:

1- uninstalled and reinstalled AMOS again as an admin

2- opened AMOS as admin

3- created a new file and saved it locally 

4- clicked on "select data file" and this is where the error comes.

on the other hand, when an AMOS file is created on a different windows machine (not using parallels),  i can open it on my machine through parallels with no issues.

so any idea what the problem is?

Hi @Reem Alsuwaidi
IBM SPSS Amos is a Windows-only product.  It has had no testing and is not guaranteed to run on macOS under Parallels.
You may have better luck with a standalone Windows installation (perhaps via Bootcamp?) or a virtual machine (VMWare, or VirtualBox?).  But again, these would be untested/unsupported  environments for IBM SPSS Amos for Windows.