Hi @Peter Wrampe
That the file appears as greyed out would seem to indicate you do not have full rights to this file.
You could control the location of the journal file with the "Edit -> Options" or the "SPSS Statistics -> Settings" menus. Go to the "File Locations" tab
Redirect the location of the journal fiel to a path where you have full rights. If doing this resolves your issue, you might talk with your local IT about why the default location within your home directory path did not work. You should have complete control of that path and its contents.
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David Dwyer
SPSS Technical Support
IBM Software
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