spss syntax error 4024 help!

[Aga]

Hi, I am trying to use the syntax but still getting this error, what is what is wrong with it? Any help? I'll be very grateful!

Error # 4024 in column 26. Text: ,
The sequence of operators found is invalid. Check the expression for omitted
or extra operands, operators, and parentheses.
Execution of this command stops.
EXECUTE.

COMPUTE super_variable=(.02407*SQ_FOODSELECT_M06) + (.00171*SQ_EATDURE_M06).
EXECUTE.

[Bruce Weaver]

I could not see anything obviously wrong, so generated my own small data set and tried your COMPUTE command. It worked. See below:

NEW FILE.
DATASET CLOSE ALL.
DATA LIST LIST / SQ_FOODSELECT_M06 SQ_EATDURE_M06 .
BEGIN DATA
1 2
3 4
5 6
END DATA.

COMPUTE super_variable=(.02407*SQ_FOODSELECT_M06) + (.00171*SQ_EATDURE_M06).
LIST.

OUTPUT:

SQ_FOODSELECT_M06 SQ_EATDURE_M06 super_variable

1.00 2.00 .03
3.00 4.00 .08
5.00 6.00 .13

Number of cases read: 3 Number of cases listed: 3

This suggests to me that there might be something funny going on in your dataset. Do you have string variables where you should have numeric variables, for example?

HTH.

[Rich Ulrich]

On Wed, 19 Jul 2017 12:30:54 -0700 (PDT), Aga <agawr...@gmail.com>
wrote:

Since it runs for Bruce,
I believe that you re-typed the command instead of using copy/paste.

The error message says "sequence of operators" and text ,

- As I count it, the decimal in .02407 is in column 26.
Change the comma to a period.

--
Rich Ulrich

[Bruce Weaver]

Well spotted Rich. I think you're right.