So glad it worked for you! I know what you mean about magic spells :-).
Original Message:
Sent: Thu September 08, 2022 10:19 AM
From: Caoimhe O'Reilly
Subject: Simulation builder won't open
Ah it worked!!!!!! SO delighted, thank you. As I know nothing about the fancy commands I used in the terminal it feels like magic spells haha. Thanks a million for all the help and for sticking with me.
Caoimhe
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Caoimhe O'Reilly
Original Message:
Sent: Thu September 08, 2022 09:34 AM
From: Curtis Browning
Subject: Simulation builder won't open
Hi Caoimhe, thanks for this information. I think we may finally have an explanation for what has been happening on your system. From the directory listing you sent it shows that the IBM folder under Application Support is not owned by your account - it is owned by the root account. That would explain why you are getting exceptions at startup and why Statistics is not behaving properly for you. Just how/why this happened isn't clear. Though it's somewhat rare to encounter ownership and permissions errors in Mac OS X, it can happen, particularly when an account has been moved, or a files owner has been modified by a third party application.
Here's what you can do to fix the folder ownership issue. From a Terminal window:
- cd "/Users/caoimheoreilly/Library/Application Support" <Return>
- sudo chown caoimheoreilly IBM <Return>
You will be asked for your password on the second command above. Enter it and then run another ls -l command from the same folder to make sure that "caoimheoreilly" is listed as the owner of the IBM folder instead of "root".
Assuming the above all works, you should then change directories into the IBM folder and run another ls -l to make sure that any files within the IBM folder are also not owned by the root account. If there are other files in the IBM folder that are also owned by the root account, use same chown command, substituting the new file or folder name where we used "IBM" above, to change the ownership of any other improperly owned files.
Once that is done let us know how it went - once your account owns the "/Users/caoimheoreilly/Library/Application Support/IBM" folder and its contents, Statistics should work properly for you (fingers crossed).
Best,
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Curtis Browning
SPSS Statistics Architect
Original Message:
Sent: Thu September 08, 2022 09:06 AM
From: Caoimhe O'Reilly
Subject: Simulation builder won't open
Hi Curtis, Thank you for the reply and for all the help so far.
Sorry I should have been clearer.
There was a file "IBM" which is where SPSS version 26 is stored.
There was no file called "IMB SPSS statistics" which is where SPSS version 28 is stored so I ran the mkdir.
Here is the output from the ls-l
The default interactive shell is now zsh.
To update your account to use zsh, please run `chsh -s /bin/zsh`.
For more details, please visit https://support.apple.com/kb/HT208050.
wifi2-23:~ caoimheoreilly$ cd "/Users/caoimheoreilly/Library/Application Support"
wifi2-23:Application Support caoimheoreilly$ pwd
/Users/caoimheoreilly/Library/Application Support
wifi2-23:Application Support caoimheoreilly$ ls -l
total 0
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wifi2-23:Application Support caoimheoreilly$
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Caoimhe O'Reilly
Original Message:
Sent: Thu September 08, 2022 08:56 AM
From: Curtis Browning
Subject: Simulation builder won't open
Hi Caoimhe,
So you followed the steps in my last message above and the ls -l command did not show an IBM folder, which led you to try using mkdirs above?
If yes, then let's take a closer look at what you actually have in the "Application Support" folder. Can you try the following from a Terminal window please, and then send me the output from the ls -l command:
- cd "/Users/caoimheoreilly/Library/Application Support" <Return>
- pwd <Return>
- Make sure the current directory returned by `pwd` above is "/Users/caoimheoreilly/Library/Application Support"
- ls -l <Return>
I want to see the names and permissions on the files listed above, which may provide a clue as to why you are not able to execute a normal startup sequence.
Thanks
------------------------------
Curtis Browning
SPSS Statistics Architect
Original Message:
Sent: Thu September 08, 2022 08:25 AM
From: Caoimhe O'Reilly
Subject: Simulation builder won't open
Hi
I got the following no idea what all of this means ....
mkdir: IBM: File exists
wifi2-23:Application Support caoimheoreilly$
------------------------------
Caoimhe O'Reilly
Original Message:
Sent: Tue August 23, 2022 02:49 PM
From: Curtis Browning
Subject: Simulation builder won't open
Hi Caoime,
I now believe that for some reason you do not have permissions to create directories under the "~/Library/Application Support" folder.
To test this, go to a terminal window and type the following:
- cd "/Users/caoimheoreilly/Library/Application Support" <Return>
- pwd <Return>
- Make sure the current directory returned by `pwd` above is "/Users/caoimheoreilly/Library/Application Support"
- ls -l <Return>
- See if there is an `IBM` folder in the listing you get from `ls -l` above. If there is no IBM folder ...
- mkdir IBM <Return>
If the above mkdir command fails (as I believe it will), that means you do not have the permissions required to create directories in your Application Support folder. That will be quite unusual if true, as those folders are specifically designated as writable folders for applications to use on MacOS.
------------------------------
Curtis Browning
SPSS Statistics Architect
Original Message:
Sent: Tue August 23, 2022 08:53 AM
From: Caoimhe O'Reilly
Subject: Simulation builder won't open
Hi Curtis,
Thanks for sticking with me for this issue. Unfortunately the last advice did not change anything, I am still experiencing the same issues.
Caoimhe
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Caoimhe O'Reilly
Original Message:
Sent: Mon August 22, 2022 10:55 AM
From: Curtis Browning
Subject: Simulation builder won't open
Hi @Caoimhe O'Reilly, if you are still experiencing problems opening syntax, etc, can you try the following please:
1. Go to a terminal window and type: export HOME="/Users/caoimheoreilly"
2. Enter: cd "/Applications/IBM SPSS Statistics/SPSS Statistics.app/Contents/MacOS" and press the Return key
3. Type: ./stats and hit the Return key to start Statistics
Let me know please if this fixes the access problems you are seeing.
Regards,
Curtis
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Curtis Browning
SPSS Statistics Architect
Original Message:
Sent: Fri August 19, 2022 11:54 AM
From: Curtis Browning
Subject: Simulation builder won't open
Thanks Caoimhe, I think we're on to something now. Although there is no apostrophe in your user path, I can see from the exceptions you shared from your console window that something is clearly wrong there. It appears that Statistics is unable to acquire basic system info and fails to start properly as a result.
Now we just need to figure out why it is failing. It appears that Java is not returning the proper system property for "user.home". That would explain the exceptions shown above. Just why it is happening is not clear yet. The following link provides some possible explanations: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1503284/java-system-getpropertyuser-home-returns.
I will continue to look into this (once I complete an important fix for v29 which is to be released soon).
Best,
Curtis
------------------------------
Curtis Browning
SPSS Statistics Architect
Original Message:
Sent: Fri August 19, 2022 11:06 AM
From: Caoimhe O'Reilly
Subject: Simulation builder won't open
This is the terminal when I checked my username
Caoimhes-MacBook-Air-2:~ caoimheoreilly$ cd ~
Caoimhes-MacBook-Air-2:~ caoimheoreilly$ pwd
/Users/caoimheoreilly
Caoimhes-MacBook-Air-2:~ caoimheoreilly$
This is the new output when I included quotes.
Last login: Thu Aug 18 12:53:20 on ttys000
The default interactive shell is now zsh.
To update your account to use zsh, please run `chsh -s /bin/zsh`.
For more details, please visit https://support.apple.com/kb/HT208050.
Caoimhes-MacBook-Air-2:~ caoimheoreilly$ cd /Applications/IBM SPSS Statistics/SPSS Statistics.app/Contents/MacOS
Caoimhes-MacBook-Air-2:IBM caoimheoreilly$ ./stats
-bash: ./stats: No such file or directory
Caoimhes-MacBook-Air-2:IBM caoimheoreilly$ cd "/Applications/IBM SPSS Statistics/SPSS Statistics.app/Contents/MacOS"
Caoimhes-MacBook-Air-2:MacOS caoimheoreilly$ ./stats
Warning: the fonts "Times" and "Lucida Bright" are not available for the Java logical font "Serif", which may have unexpected appearance or behavior. Re-enable the "Times" font to remove this warning.
Warning: the fonts "Times" and "Lucida Bright" are not available for the Java logical font "Serif", which may have unexpected appearance or behavior. Re-enable the "Times" font to remove this warning.
Warning: the fonts "Times" and "Lucida Bright" are not available for the Java logical font "Serif", which may have unexpected appearance or behavior. Re-enable the "Times" font to remove this warning.
java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.lang.StringBuilder.<init>(StringBuilder.java:112)
at com.spss.uitools.ui_builder.SpecificationBuilder.getAppDataPathForUserWithFolderName(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.uitools.ui_builder.SpecificationBuilder.getAppdataCustomDialogDirectory(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.command.executor.CommandExecutor.getAppdataCustomDialogDirectories(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.command.executor.CommandExecutor.scanCommands(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.command.executor.CommandExecutor.get(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.doc_types.SpssFrame.buildMenuBar(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.doc_types.SpssFrame.<init>(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.doc_types.data.DataFrame.<init>(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.doc_types.data.DataFrame.createDataFrame(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.SpssFrameMgr.createFrame(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.SpssMgr.newDataSet(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.SpssMgr.access$300(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.SpssMgr$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:311)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:758)
at java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(EventQueue.java:97)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:709)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:703)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:74)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:728)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:205)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:116)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:105)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:101)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:93)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:82)
Exception in thread "Thread-11" java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.lang.StringBuilder.<init>(StringBuilder.java:112)
at com.spss.uitools.ui_builder.SpecificationBuilder.getAppDataPathForUserWithFolderName(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.uitools.ui_builder.SpecificationBuilder.getAppdataExtensionsDirectory(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.comp_util.FileLocationsUtil.getAppdataExtensionsDirectory(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.documents.syntax.SyntaxMgr.getScemaFiles(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.documents.syntax.SyntaxMgr.initSyntaxCommands(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.SpssMgr$SyntaxCommandInitializer.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
java.io.IOException: Cannot create or get dynamic content folder!
at com.spss.java_client.core.common.WelcomeDynamicContentMgr.getBaseContentPath(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.common.WelcomeDynamicContentMgr.<init>(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.common.WelcomeDynamicContentMgr.<init>(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.common.WelcomeDynamicContentMgr$WelcomeDynamicContentMgrInstance.<clinit>(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.common.WelcomeDynamicContentMgr.getInstance(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.dialogs.base.WelcomeOnPremDlg.initWhatsNewCards(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.dialogs.base.WelcomeOnPremDlg.initVars(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.dialogs.base.WelcomeOnPremDlg.doInit(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.dialogs.base.WelcomeOnPremDlg.<init>(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.SpssMgr.checkForShowWelcomeDlg(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.SpssMgr.newDataSet(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.SpssMgr.access$300(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.SpssMgr$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:311)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:758)
at java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(EventQueue.java:97)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:709)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:703)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:74)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:728)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:205)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:116)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:105)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:101)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:93)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:82)
java.io.IOException: Cannot create or get dynamic content folder!
at com.spss.java_client.core.common.WelcomeDynamicContentMgr.getBaseContentPath(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.dialogs.base.WelcomeOnPremDlg.initWhatsNewCards(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.dialogs.base.WelcomeOnPremDlg.initVars(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.dialogs.base.WelcomeOnPremDlg.doInit(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.dialogs.base.WelcomeOnPremDlg.<init>(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.SpssMgr.checkForShowWelcomeDlg(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.SpssMgr.newDataSet(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.SpssMgr.access$300(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.SpssMgr$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:311)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:758)
at java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(EventQueue.java:97)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:709)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:703)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:74)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:728)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:205)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:116)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:105)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:101)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:93)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:82)
Warning: the fonts "Times" and "Lucida Bright" are not available for the Java logical font "Serif", which may have unexpected appearance or behavior. Re-enable the "Times" font to remove this warning.
Exception in thread "Thread-12" java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.spss.vis.template.FileSystemTemplateFactory.buildTemplatesFromDirectory(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.vis.template.FileSystemTemplateFactory.getTemplates(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.vis.graphboard.template.TemplateModel.getTemplatesFromFactory(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.vis.graphboard.template.TemplateModel.getTemplatesFromFactories(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.vis.graphboard.template.TemplateModel.setTemplateFactory(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.vis.graphboard.template.TemplateModel.<init>(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.vis.graphboard.template.TemplateBuilder.<init>(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.common.Driver$PrintWarmUpThread.run(Unknown Source)
java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.io.File.<init>(File.java:279)
at com.spss.java_client.core.comp_util.FileLocationsUtil.getJournalFileDirectoryPath(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.comp_util.FileLocationsUtil.getJournalFilePathFromPreferences(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.common.SpssJournal.<init>(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.common.SpssJournal.getInstance(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.documents.output.IpcProcessor.processIPCMessage(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.documents.output.OutputManager.processMessage(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.server.packages.BasePkg.dispatchServerDataMsg(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.server.packages.BackendPkg.dispatchServerDataMsg(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.server.packages.PackageMgr.routeMessage(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.server.MsgDispatcher.dispatchMsg(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.server.RemoteServerComm.processMessages(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.server.RemoteServerComm.access$100(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.server.RemoteServerComm$1.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.server.MsgReceiverThread.run(Unknown Source)
java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.io.File.<init>(File.java:279)
at com.spss.java_client.core.comp_util.FileLocationsUtil.getJournalFileDirectoryPath(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.comp_util.FileLocationsUtil.getJournalFilePathFromPreferences(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.common.SpssJournal.<init>(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.common.SpssJournal.getInstance(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.documents.output.IpcProcessor.processIPCMessage(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.documents.output.OutputManager.processMessage(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.server.packages.BasePkg.dispatchServerDataMsg(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.server.packages.BackendPkg.dispatchServerDataMsg(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.server.packages.PackageMgr.routeMessage(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.server.MsgDispatcher.dispatchMsg(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.server.RemoteServerComm.processMessages(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.server.RemoteServerComm.access$100(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.server.RemoteServerComm$1.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.server.MsgReceiverThread.run(Unknown Source)
java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.lang.StringBuilder.<init>(StringBuilder.java:112)
at com.spss.uitools.ui_builder.SpecificationBuilder.getAppDataPathForUserWithFolderName(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.uitools.ui_builder.SpecificationBuilder.getAppdataExtensionsDirectory(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.comp_util.FileLocationsUtil.getAppdataExtensionsDirectory(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.documents.syntax.SyntaxMgr.getScemaFiles(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.documents.syntax.SyntaxMgr.initSyntaxCommands(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.documents.syntax.SyntaxMgr.getStaticSyntaxCommands(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.doc_types.syntax.SyntaxView.createSyntaxView(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.doc_types.syntax.SyntaxView.<init>(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.doc_types.syntax.SyntaxFrame.<init>(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.doc_types.syntax.SyntaxFrame.createSyntaxFrame(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.SpssFrameMgr.createFrame(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.SpssFrameMgr.createNewSyntaxDocument(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.documents.syntax.SyntaxMgr.createNewDocFromCore(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.documents.syntax.SyntaxMgr.newSyntaxDocument(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.documents.syntax.SyntaxMgr.newSyntaxDocument(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.doc_types.actions.NewSyntaxAction.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:2022)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:2348)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(DefaultButtonModel.java:402)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(DefaultButtonModel.java:259)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.doClick(AbstractButton.java:376)
at com.apple.laf.ScreenMenuItem.actionPerformed(ScreenMenuItem.java:125)
at java.awt.MenuItem.processActionEvent(MenuItem.java:669)
at java.awt.MenuItem.processEvent(MenuItem.java:628)
at java.awt.MenuComponent.dispatchEventImpl(MenuComponent.java:357)
at java.awt.MenuComponent.dispatchEvent(MenuComponent.java:345)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:763)
at java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(EventQueue.java:97)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:709)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:703)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:74)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:84)
at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:733)
at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:731)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:74)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:730)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:205)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:116)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:105)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:101)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:93)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:82)
Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: 8
at com.spss.java_client.ui.SpssFrameMgr.designateWindow(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.SpssFrameMgr.createFrame(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.SpssFrameMgr.createNewSyntaxDocument(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.documents.syntax.SyntaxMgr.createNewDocFromCore(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.documents.syntax.SyntaxMgr.newSyntaxDocument(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.documents.syntax.SyntaxMgr.newSyntaxDocument(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.doc_types.actions.NewSyntaxAction.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:2022)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:2348)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(DefaultButtonModel.java:402)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(DefaultButtonModel.java:259)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.doClick(AbstractButton.java:376)
at com.apple.laf.ScreenMenuItem.actionPerformed(ScreenMenuItem.java:125)
at java.awt.MenuItem.processActionEvent(MenuItem.java:669)
at java.awt.MenuItem.processEvent(MenuItem.java:628)
at java.awt.MenuComponent.dispatchEventImpl(MenuComponent.java:357)
at java.awt.MenuComponent.dispatchEvent(MenuComponent.java:345)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:763)
at java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(EventQueue.java:97)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:709)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:703)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:74)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:84)
at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:733)
at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:731)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:74)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:730)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:205)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:116)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:105)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:101)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:93)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:82)
Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.spss.java_client.ui.utilities.AutoRecoveryUpdater.updateAutoRecoveryStatusBar(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.utilities.AutoRecoveryUpdater.updateAutoRecoveryStatusBar(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.utilities.AutoRecoveryUpdater$1.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.Timer.fireActionPerformed(Timer.java:313)
at javax.swing.Timer$DoPostEvent.run(Timer.java:245)
at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:311)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:758)
at java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(EventQueue.java:97)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:709)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:703)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:74)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:728)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:205)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:116)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:105)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:101)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:93)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:82)
Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.spss.java_client.ui.SpssFrameMgr.closeAllFrames(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.SpssMgr.closeAllFrames(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.documents.AppMgr.closeSessionData(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.documents.AppMgr.closeSessionData(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.core.documents.AppMgr.closeSessionData(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.doc_types.SpssFrame$1.windowClosing(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.windowClosing(AWTEventMulticaster.java:349)
at java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.windowClosing(AWTEventMulticaster.java:349)
at java.awt.Window.processWindowEvent(Window.java:2054)
at javax.swing.JFrame.processWindowEvent(JFrame.java:305)
at java.awt.Window.processEvent(Window.java:2013)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:4889)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2297)
at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:2746)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4711)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:760)
at java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(EventQueue.java:97)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:709)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:703)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:74)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:84)
at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:733)
at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:731)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:74)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:730)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:205)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:116)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:105)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:101)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:93)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:82)
Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.spss.java_client.ui.SpssFrameMgr.updatePendingTransformation(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.doc_types.data.DataFrame.doActivate(Unknown Source)
at com.spss.java_client.ui.doc_types.SpssFrame$1.windowActivated(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.windowActivated(AWTEventMulticaster.java:389)
at java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.windowActivated(AWTEventMulticaster.java:389)
at java.awt.Window.processWindowEvent(Window.java:2066)
at javax.swing.JFrame.processWindowEvent(JFrame.java:305)
at java.awt.Window.processEvent(Window.java:2013)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:4889)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2297)
at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:2746)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4711)
at java.awt.KeyboardFocusManager.redispatchEvent(KeyboardFocusManager.java:1954)
at java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.typeAheadAssertions(DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.java:1023)
at java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.dispatchEvent(DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.java:515)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:4760)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2297)
at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:2746)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4711)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:760)
at java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(EventQueue.java:97)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:709)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:703)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:74)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:84)
at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:733)
at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:731)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:74)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:730)
at java.awt.SentEvent.dispatch(SentEvent.java:70)
at java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager$DefaultKeyboardFocusManagerSentEvent.dispatch(DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.java:238)
at java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.sendMessage(DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.java:265)
at java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.dispatchEvent(DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.java:387)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:4760)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2297)
at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:2746)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4711)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:760)
at java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(EventQueue.java:97)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:709)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:703)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:74)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:84)
at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:733)
at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:731)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:74)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:730)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:205)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:116)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:105)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:101)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:93)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:82)
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Caoimhe O'Reilly
Original Message:
Sent: Fri August 19, 2022 10:44 AM
From: Curtis Browning
Subject: Simulation builder won't open
One other thing @Caoimhe O'Reilly: I see that you have an apostrophe in your last name. I would like to know if you spelled your user name that way on your Mac. If yes, the apostrophe may be causing problems.
Could you confirm your user name path via the following commands in a terminal window please:
cd ~ <Return>
pwd <Return>
That will change to your home folder, and the second command will tell us the full path to your home folder.
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Curtis Browning
SPSS Statistics Architect
Original Message:
Sent: Fri August 19, 2022 10:38 AM
From: Curtis Browning
Subject: Simulation builder won't open
Thanks Caoimhe. That is strange that you don't have a stats program in your MacOS directory. Perhaps things we're different in v26, but I don't think so.
From that same command prompt after changing directories to the MacOS directory, can you try the following please and let me know what you get:
pwd <Return>
ls -l <Return>
That will tell us what folder you are in, and therefore whether you have a folder at "/Applications/IBM SPSS Statistics/SPSS Statistics.app/Contents/MacOS", and the second command will tell us what is in your current folder.
Best,
Curtis
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Curtis Browning
SPSS Statistics Architect
Original Message:
Sent: Fri August 19, 2022 09:35 AM
From: Caoimhe O'Reilly
Subject: Simulation builder won't open
Haha I see it is about 6.30am in California!!
I was using version 26 successfully until I tried to simulate data via the drop down menus. With version 26 everything still works as normal ( I have been using it all day) except for the simulation builder which causes SPSS to close when I click "Analyse> simulation > Create simulated data". I was able to simulate data with syntax using version 26 today.
I followed your instructions. Here is what was in the terminal
"
Caoimhes-MacBook-Air-2:~ caoimheoreilly$ cd /Applications/IBM SPSS Statistics/SPSS Statistics.app/Contents/MacOS
Caoimhes-MacBook-Air-2:IBM caoimheoreilly$ ./stats
-bash: ./stats: No such file or directory
Caoimhes-MacBook-Air-2:IBM caoimheoreilly$ "
Thanks
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Caoimhe O'Reilly
Original Message:
Sent: Fri August 19, 2022 09:26 AM
From: Curtis Browning
Subject: Simulation builder won't open
@Caoimhe O'Reilly Were you previously using v26 successfully on this machine and if yes, has anything changed there since it was working (like an OS upgrade, etc)?
Can you try running Statistics from a command prompt and post any console output from the terminal window:
- Open a terminal window on your Mac
- Enter the following: `cd /Applications/IBM SPSS Statistics/SPSS Statistics.app/Contents/MacOS` and press the Return key
- Type `./stats` and hit the Return key to start Statistics
- Try and open a dialog or a syntax window
- Exit Stats and let us know if there is any console output in the terminal.
I suspect that errors may be occurring and the console output may provide a clue as to the cause.
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Curtis Browning
SPSS Statistics Architect
Original Message:
Sent: Fri August 19, 2022 09:14 AM
From: Curtis Browning
Subject: Simulation builder won't open
@Caoimhe O'Reilly Apologies I see you did check the license already .
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Curtis Browning
SPSS Statistics Architect
Original Message:
Sent: Fri August 19, 2022 09:11 AM
From: Curtis Browning
Subject: Simulation builder won't open
Hello. Please follow the steps listed here in our other reply to your question and let us know what result you get: https://community.ibm.com/community/user/datascience/communities/community-home/digestviewer/viewthread?MessageKey=82fd55da-b6f8-48de-804d-ccb67690722c&CommunityKey=886b6874-0fb1-402c-8243-c70ef8179a99&reply-inline=82fd55da-b6f8-48de-804d-ccb67690722c.
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Curtis Browning
SPSS Statistics Architect
Original Message:
Sent: Thu August 18, 2022 06:03 AM
From: Caoimhe O'Reilly
Subject: Simulation builder won't open
Hi,
I am using SPSS version 26. When I click "analyze > simulation > Type in the equations" the next dialog box does not open. I also tried "analyze > simulation > Create simulated data" and the simulation builder does not open, nothing happens. I have a dataset open.
I then downloaded SPSS version 28 to see if this would fix the problem. With this version (I am using mac) I am unable to open syntax files. I have ensured that permission on my library folder is set to read and write (as I saw this solution on a previous discussion thread). This did not resolve the issue.
Help greatly appreciated.
My main issue is to open the simulation builder.
Thanks,
Caoimhe
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Caoimhe O'Reilly
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