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"All variables in the working file or in the sets in use are inappropriate for this dialog box"

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WayneBurrows

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Dec 29, 2006, 5:36:15 PM12/29/06
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Hi

"All variables in the working file or in the sets in use are
inappropriate for this dialog box"

I am getting that message everytime I load a set of data and even when
i manually enter a very small amount of data.

Does anyone know what the problem is?

TIA

Wayne

Neila

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Dec 29, 2006, 6:53:45 PM12/29/06
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String Cheese Theory!!!
SPSS is brain dead?
Your data entry person was impaired?
Seems like your data file has everything defined as a string/character
variable!!!
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HTH, Neila

WayneBurrows

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Dec 29, 2006, 7:36:04 PM12/29/06
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Neila wrote:
> String Cheese Theory!!!
> SPSS is brain dead?
> Your data entry person was impaired?
> Seems like your data file has everything defined as a string/character
> variable!!!
> -------

How do I change that?

It says type "Numeric" when i look at the variable view. Is there
something else I need to do?

I get the same problem whether I am importing data from an excel
generated csv file or type in a few numbers myself. It all seems odd
to me.

Wayne

Neila

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Dec 29, 2006, 8:20:58 PM12/29/06
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What happens if you
1. start with a clean reboot.
2. Start SPSS
3. Define a few variables and run a descriptive or something?
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As above (cept define variables to match some in the "string-cheese"
file.
Add files together
Run same proc.
What ver of SPSS...
Next steps????
Have you offered any human sacrifices to the computer gods lately?
Sometimes helps?
Neila

lishuang

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Jan 1, 2007, 10:15:08 PM1/1/07
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"WayneBurrows 写道：

is there something wrong about the measure?
"type in a few numbers",does this mean you creat a new variable by
entering some numbers?

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