Hi - I am trying to create binary variables from a single select variable. I need every answer option to be recoded into 1/0 variables. While this can be done with the recode command it requires multiple recode statements and wondering if we have another command that can do this. If not, I'll proceed as planned. 

Also, is there a way for SPSS to automatically pick up the value labels in the question. 

thanks in advance! Ratna

Hi - I am trying to create binary variables from a single select variable. I need every answer option to be recoded into 1/0 variables. While this can be done with the recode command it requires multiple recode statements and wondering if we have another command that can do this. If not, I'll proceed as planned. 

Also, is there a way for SPSS to automatically pick up the value labels in the question. 

thanks in advance! Ratna

Thanks Jon! I ran it but got no output.  Here is the syntax I ran: 

DATASET ACTIVATE $DataSet.
SPSSINC CREATE DUMMIES VARIABLE=B5c1 
/OPTIONS ORDER=A USEVALUELABELS=YES USEML=YES OMITFIRST=NO.

I got the error below. Can you please help explain what I need to do

Hi - I am trying to create binary variables from a single select variable. I need every answer option to be recoded into 1/0 variables. While this can be done with the recode command it requires multiple recode statements and wondering if we have another command that can do this. If not, I'll proceed as planned. 

Also, is there a way for SPSS to automatically pick up the value labels in the question. 

thanks in advance! Ratna

I got the error No dummy variable creation was specified. 

Thanks Jon! I ran it but got no output.  Here is the syntax I ran: 

DATASET ACTIVATE $DataSet.
SPSSINC CREATE DUMMIES VARIABLE=B5c1 
/OPTIONS ORDER=A USEVALUELABELS=YES USEML=YES OMITFIRST=NO.

I got the error below. Can you please help explain what I need to do

Hi - I am trying to create binary variables from a single select variable. I need every answer option to be recoded into 1/0 variables. While this can be done with the recode command it requires multiple recode statements and wondering if we have another command that can do this. If not, I'll proceed as planned. 

Also, is there a way for SPSS to automatically pick up the value labels in the question. 

thanks in advance! Ratna

Thanks Jon! I ran it but got no output.  Here is the syntax I ran: 

DATASET ACTIVATE $DataSet.
SPSSINC CREATE DUMMIES VARIABLE=B5c1 
/OPTIONS ORDER=A USEVALUELABELS=YES USEML=YES OMITFIRST=NO.

I got the error below. Can you please help explain what I need to do

Hi - I am trying to create binary variables from a single select variable. I need every answer option to be recoded into 1/0 variables. While this can be done with the recode command it requires multiple recode statements and wondering if we have another command that can do this. If not, I'll proceed as planned. 

Also, is there a way for SPSS to automatically pick up the value labels in the question. 

thanks in advance! Ratna

Thanks Jon! I ran it but got no output.  Here is the syntax I ran: 

DATASET ACTIVATE $DataSet.
SPSSINC CREATE DUMMIES VARIABLE=B5c1 
/OPTIONS ORDER=A USEVALUELABELS=YES USEML=YES OMITFIRST=NO.

I got the error below. Can you please help explain what I need to do

Hi - I am trying to create binary variables from a single select variable. I need every answer option to be recoded into 1/0 variables. While this can be done with the recode command it requires multiple recode statements and wondering if we have another command that can do this. If not, I'll proceed as planned. 

Also, is there a way for SPSS to automatically pick up the value labels in the question. 

thanks in advance! Ratna

Thanks Jon! I ran it but got no output.  Here is the syntax I ran: 

DATASET ACTIVATE $DataSet.
SPSSINC CREATE DUMMIES VARIABLE=B5c1 
/OPTIONS ORDER=A USEVALUELABELS=YES USEML=YES OMITFIRST=NO.

I got the error below. Can you please help explain what I need to do

Hi - I am trying to create binary variables from a single select variable. I need every answer option to be recoded into 1/0 variables. While this can be done with the recode command it requires multiple recode statements and wondering if we have another command that can do this. If not, I'll proceed as planned. 

Also, is there a way for SPSS to automatically pick up the value labels in the question. 

thanks in advance! Ratna

Hi John - I get this error when I specify the root name. 

Thanks Jon! I ran it but got no output.  Here is the syntax I ran: 

DATASET ACTIVATE $DataSet.
SPSSINC CREATE DUMMIES VARIABLE=B5c1 
/OPTIONS ORDER=A USEVALUELABELS=YES USEML=YES OMITFIRST=NO.

I got the error below. Can you please help explain what I need to do

Hi - I am trying to create binary variables from a single select variable. I need every answer option to be recoded into 1/0 variables. While this can be done with the recode command it requires multiple recode statements and wondering if we have another command that can do this. If not, I'll proceed as planned. 

Also, is there a way for SPSS to automatically pick up the value labels in the question. 

thanks in advance! Ratna

Hi John - I get this error when I specify the root name. 

Thanks Jon! I ran it but got no output.  Here is the syntax I ran: 

DATASET ACTIVATE $DataSet.
SPSSINC CREATE DUMMIES VARIABLE=B5c1 
/OPTIONS ORDER=A USEVALUELABELS=YES USEML=YES OMITFIRST=NO.

I got the error below. Can you please help explain what I need to do

Hi - I am trying to create binary variables from a single select variable. I need every answer option to be recoded into 1/0 variables. While this can be done with the recode command it requires multiple recode statements and wondering if we have another command that can do this. If not, I'll proceed as planned. 

Also, is there a way for SPSS to automatically pick up the value labels in the question. 

thanks in advance! Ratna

Strange - I see it below the signature line.  I get this error

>Warning # 6894.  Command name: BEGIN PROGRAM 
>The external program exited unexpectedly and lost its content, a new external 
>program will startup to execute the rest of job.

Hi John - I get this error when I specify the root name. 

Thanks Jon! I ran it but got no output.  Here is the syntax I ran: 

DATASET ACTIVATE $DataSet.
SPSSINC CREATE DUMMIES VARIABLE=B5c1 
/OPTIONS ORDER=A USEVALUELABELS=YES USEML=YES OMITFIRST=NO.

I got the error below. Can you please help explain what I need to do

Hi - I am trying to create binary variables from a single select variable. I need every answer option to be recoded into 1/0 variables. While this can be done with the recode command it requires multiple recode statements and wondering if we have another command that can do this. If not, I'll proceed as planned. 

Also, is there a way for SPSS to automatically pick up the value labels in the question. 

thanks in advance! Ratna

Strange - I see it below the signature line.  I get this error

>Warning # 6894.  Command name: BEGIN PROGRAM 
>The external program exited unexpectedly and lost its content, a new external 
>program will startup to execute the rest of job.

Hi John - I get this error when I specify the root name. 

Thanks Jon! I ran it but got no output.  Here is the syntax I ran: 

DATASET ACTIVATE $DataSet.
SPSSINC CREATE DUMMIES VARIABLE=B5c1 
/OPTIONS ORDER=A USEVALUELABELS=YES USEML=YES OMITFIRST=NO.

I got the error below. Can you please help explain what I need to do

Hi - I am trying to create binary variables from a single select variable. I need every answer option to be recoded into 1/0 variables. While this can be done with the recode command it requires multiple recode statements and wondering if we have another command that can do this. If not, I'll proceed as planned. 

Also, is there a way for SPSS to automatically pick up the value labels in the question. 

thanks in advance! Ratna

Thanks Jon! I ran it but got no output.  Here is the syntax I ran: 

DATASET ACTIVATE $DataSet.
SPSSINC CREATE DUMMIES VARIABLE=B5c1 
/OPTIONS ORDER=A USEVALUELABELS=YES USEML=YES OMITFIRST=NO.

I got the error below. Can you please help explain what I need to do

Hi - I am trying to create binary variables from a single select variable. I need every answer option to be recoded into 1/0 variables. While this can be done with the recode command it requires multiple recode statements and wondering if we have another command that can do this. If not, I'll proceed as planned. 

Also, is there a way for SPSS to automatically pick up the value labels in the question. 

thanks in advance! Ratna

I am reinstalling SPSS but are there extra steps that are needed to get the python integration - do I need to install Python separately. We have bought a large number of licenses and this is an issue with all our licenses.

Thanks Jon! I ran it but got no output.  Here is the syntax I ran: 

DATASET ACTIVATE $DataSet.
SPSSINC CREATE DUMMIES VARIABLE=B5c1 
/OPTIONS ORDER=A USEVALUELABELS=YES USEML=YES OMITFIRST=NO.

I got the error below. Can you please help explain what I need to do

Hi - I am trying to create binary variables from a single select variable. I need every answer option to be recoded into 1/0 variables. While this can be done with the recode command it requires multiple recode statements and wondering if we have another command that can do this. If not, I'll proceed as planned. 

Also, is there a way for SPSS to automatically pick up the value labels in the question. 

thanks in advance! Ratna

I am reinstalling SPSS but are there extra steps that are needed to get the python integration - do I need to install Python separately. We have bought a large number of licenses and this is an issue with all our licenses.

Thanks Jon! I ran it but got no output.  Here is the syntax I ran: 

DATASET ACTIVATE $DataSet.
SPSSINC CREATE DUMMIES VARIABLE=B5c1 
/OPTIONS ORDER=A USEVALUELABELS=YES USEML=YES OMITFIRST=NO.

I got the error below. Can you please help explain what I need to do

Hi - I am trying to create binary variables from a single select variable. I need every answer option to be recoded into 1/0 variables. While this can be done with the recode command it requires multiple recode statements and wondering if we have another command that can do this. If not, I'll proceed as planned. 

Also, is there a way for SPSS to automatically pick up the value labels in the question. 

thanks in advance! Ratna

hi - I am with IT and we just installed V30 on my machine.  I did run the syntax you shared to see if python is working and it did run the python code (see attached file with screenshot). But when I run the create dummies it does not work. 

Here is the code I ran

DATASET ACTIVATE $DataSet.
SPSSINC CREATE DUMMIES VARIABLE=B5c1 
ROOTNAME1=Binary_ 
/OPTIONS ORDER=A USEVALUELABELS=YES USEML=YES OMITFIRST=NO.

When I look at the variables there are no variables with the pre-fix Binary_. Is there something wrong with my syntax or is Python still not working. 

I am reinstalling SPSS but are there extra steps that are needed to get the python integration - do I need to install Python separately. We have bought a large number of licenses and this is an issue with all our licenses.

Thanks Jon! I ran it but got no output.  Here is the syntax I ran: 

DATASET ACTIVATE $DataSet.
SPSSINC CREATE DUMMIES VARIABLE=B5c1 
/OPTIONS ORDER=A USEVALUELABELS=YES USEML=YES OMITFIRST=NO.

I got the error below. Can you please help explain what I need to do

Hi - I am trying to create binary variables from a single select variable. I need every answer option to be recoded into 1/0 variables. While this can be done with the recode command it requires multiple recode statements and wondering if we have another command that can do this. If not, I'll proceed as planned. 

Also, is there a way for SPSS to automatically pick up the value labels in the question. 

thanks in advance! Ratna

I just saw that my reply last night didn't post.

What I said...

This is really strange.  Are you running from the syntax window or the dialog box directly?  If syntax, try justusing ok in the dialog box to rule out some other possibilities.  You might also run an OMSEND comma d from the SE to make sure that no output is suppressed.

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Jon Peck
Data Scientist
JKP Associates
Santa Fe

Original Message:
Sent: Tue October 15, 2024 03:43 PM
From: Ratna Wynn
Subject: Creating Binary Variables from a Single Select Variable

hi - I am with IT and we just installed V30 on my machine.  I did run the syntax you shared to see if python is working and it did run the python code (see attached file with screenshot). But when I run the create dummies it does not work. 

Here is the code I ran

DATASET ACTIVATE $DataSet.
SPSSINC CREATE DUMMIES VARIABLE=B5c1 
ROOTNAME1=Binary_ 
/OPTIONS ORDER=A USEVALUELABELS=YES USEML=YES OMITFIRST=NO.

When I look at the variables there are no variables with the pre-fix Binary_. Is there something wrong with my syntax or is Python still not working. 

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Ratna Wynn

Original Message:
Sent: Tue October 15, 2024 03:36 PM
From: Jon Peck
Subject: Creating Binary Variables from a Single Select Variable

Original Message:
Sent: 10/15/2024 3:24:00 PM
From: Ratna Wynn
Subject: RE: Creating Binary Variables from a Single Select Variable

I am reinstalling SPSS but are there extra steps that are needed to get the python integration - do I need to install Python separately. We have bought a large number of licenses and this is an issue with all our licenses.

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Ratna Wynn

Original Message:
Sent: Mon October 14, 2024 09:30 PM
From: Jon Peck
Subject: Creating Binary Variables from a Single Select Variable

Original Message:
Sent: 10/14/2024 6:43:00 PM
From: Ratna Wynn
Subject: RE: Creating Binary Variables from a Single Select Variable

Thanks Jon! I ran it but got no output.  Here is the syntax I ran: 

DATASET ACTIVATE $DataSet.
SPSSINC CREATE DUMMIES VARIABLE=B5c1 
/OPTIONS ORDER=A USEVALUELABELS=YES USEML=YES OMITFIRST=NO.

I got the error below. Can you please help explain what I need to do

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Ratna Wynn

Original Message:
Sent: Mon October 14, 2024 04:25 PM
From: Jon Peck
Subject: Creating Binary Variables from a Single Select Variable

Original Message:
Sent: 10/14/2024 4:06:00 PM
From: Ratna Wynn
Subject: Creating Binary Variables from a Single Select Variable

Hi - I am trying to create binary variables from a single select variable. I need every answer option to be recoded into 1/0 variables. While this can be done with the recode command it requires multiple recode statements and wondering if we have another command that can do this. If not, I'll proceed as planned. 

Also, is there a way for SPSS to automatically pick up the value labels in the question. 

thanks in advance! Ratna

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Ratna Wynn
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Hi - I am trying to create binary variables from a single select variable. I need every answer option to be recoded into 1/0 variables. While this can be done with the recode command it requires multiple recode statements and wondering if we have another command that can do this. If not, I'll proceed as planned. 

Also, is there a way for SPSS to automatically pick up the value labels in the question. 

thanks in advance! Ratna

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Ratna Wynn
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You man use macro !KO_ACATBIN or !KO_ACATBIN2 from "Categorical-binary recodings" collection on "Kirill's SPSS macros page" site.

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Kirill Orlov

Original Message:
Sent: Mon October 14, 2024 04:06 PM
From: Ratna Wynn
Subject: Creating Binary Variables from a Single Select Variable

Hi - I am trying to create binary variables from a single select variable. I need every answer option to be recoded into 1/0 variables. While this can be done with the recode command it requires multiple recode statements and wondering if we have another command that can do this. If not, I'll proceed as planned. 

Also, is there a way for SPSS to automatically pick up the value labels in the question. 

thanks in advance! Ratna

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Ratna Wynn
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