Hi,

When running the statisticspython.bat from the command line, I can't use the SpssClient.StartClient() function. Although the errors are a bit different on osx, the result is the same. It's basically the simplest command to control the client and I can't make it work, so any help would be welcome!

regards, Ed

Python 3.8.2 (tags/v3.8.2:7b3ab59, Feb 25 2020, 23:03:10) [MSC v.1916 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32

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>>> import SpssClient

>>> SpssClient.StartClient()

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>

File "C:\PROGRA~1\IBM\SPSS\STATIS~1\27\Python3\Lib\site-packages\SpssClient\__init__.py", line 162, in StartClient

return _SpssClient.StartClient()

File "C:\PROGRA~1\IBM\SPSS\STATIS~1\27\Python3\Lib\site-packages\SpssClient\__init__.py", line 175, in __raiseJCAdaptorException

raise JCAdaptorException(eCode, eMsg, eCause)

SpssClient.JCAdaptorException: (0, 'Port Handshake with JavaClient failed.', '')

>>>

Can you import the spss module and run, say, a simple SHOW ALL command?

Check the SPSS_HOME environment variable:

os.environ["SPSS_HOME"]

within the Python session.

Hi Jon,

Reinstalled the software, cleared the win registry and now it works as expected, later this week I try on OSX. Goal is btw to use electron.js as a GUI to replace a .net app that use the spsswin, I think this will work. thanks, Ed

Sounds interesting. I hope you can share your experiences as this develops.