Hello!
Another newbie question...

I used "transform" to "compute" or "recode" variables which all worked ok.
But now, I do not remember how I wrote the numeric expression.
(When I wrote syntax for a different variable, I copied it into a back up doc but I did not track this in this instance).

Is there a way to look this up? 

Thank you!



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A MC
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#SPSSStatistics

Original Message:
Sent: 8/22/2022 5:01:00 PM
From: A MC
Subject: Viewing code - Transform/Compute variable

Hello!
Another newbie question...

I used "transform" to "compute" or "recode" variables which all worked ok.
But now, I do not remember how I wrote the numeric expression.
(When I wrote syntax for a different variable, I copied it into a back up doc but I did not track this in this instance).

Is there a way to look this up? 

Thank you!



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A MC
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#SPSSStatistics

Thank you! I turned it on.

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A MC
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Original Message:
Sent: Mon August 22, 2022 05:50 PM
From: Jon Peck
Subject: Viewing code - Transform/Compute variable

All the code from the dialog boxes actually runs by generating syntax and submitting it to the SPSS backend.  That means that, assuming you have the journal file turned on, which it is by default, you can open the journal file and find the syntax you ran implicitly.

Go to Edit > Options > Files, and you will see the journal file name and location, so you can open it via File > Open > Syntax.  It can get pretty big, so jump to the end of the file and scroll backwards until you find your COMPUTE (or use Edit > Search).

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Jon K Peck
jkpeck@gmail.com

Original Message:
Sent: 8/22/2022 5:01:00 PM
From: A MC
Subject: Viewing code - Transform/Compute variable

Hello!
Another newbie question...

I used "transform" to "compute" or "recode" variables which all worked ok.
But now, I do not remember how I wrote the numeric expression.
(When I wrote syntax for a different variable, I copied it into a back up doc but I did not track this in this instance).

Is there a way to look this up? 

Thank you!



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A MC
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#SPSSStatistics

Edit > Options > File Locations

Look for Session Journal. That is a journal file that holds all the commands you have run. Navigate to that and open it. Warning - it can get kinda large. Now and then you might want to delete stuff out of it you don't want. You'll notice that you also have the option to overwrite the journal every time you start SPSS. Maybe keep appending to it, but every now and then think about editing it down a little.

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Rick Marcantonio
Quality Assurance
IBM
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Original Message:
Sent: Mon August 22, 2022 05:00 PM
From: A MC
Subject: Viewing code - Transform/Compute variable

Hello!
Another newbie question...

I used "transform" to "compute" or "recode" variables which all worked ok.
But now, I do not remember how I wrote the numeric expression.
(When I wrote syntax for a different variable, I copied it into a back up doc but I did not track this in this instance).

Is there a way to look this up? 

Thank you!



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A MC
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#SPSSStatistics

Thanks much!

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A MC
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Original Message:
Sent: Mon August 22, 2022 06:01 PM
From: Rick Marcantonio
Subject: Viewing code - Transform/Compute variable

Edit > Options > File Locations

Look for Session Journal. That is a journal file that holds all the commands you have run. Navigate to that and open it. Warning - it can get kinda large. Now and then you might want to delete stuff out of it you don't want. You'll notice that you also have the option to overwrite the journal every time you start SPSS. Maybe keep appending to it, but every now and then think about editing it down a little.

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Rick Marcantonio
Quality Assurance
IBM

Original Message:
Sent: Mon August 22, 2022 05:00 PM
From: A MC
Subject: Viewing code - Transform/Compute variable

Hello!
Another newbie question...

I used "transform" to "compute" or "recode" variables which all worked ok.
But now, I do not remember how I wrote the numeric expression.
(When I wrote syntax for a different variable, I copied it into a back up doc but I did not track this in this instance).

Is there a way to look this up? 

Thank you!



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A MC
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#SPSSStatistics