Date:         Wed, 28 May 1997 09:35:21 GMT
Reply-To:     John Hendrickx <J.Hendrickx@MAW.KUN.NL>
Sender:       "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <SPSSX-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         John Hendrickx <J.Hendrickx@MAW.KUN.NL>
Organization: Nijmegen University
Subject:      Re: SPSS macros on Unix version 6.1

In article <338B35A2.6778@binah.cc.brandeis.edu>,
   mckenna@binah.cc.brandeis.edu wrote:
>I've been unsuccesful using the SPSS macro facility on Unix-based SPSS.
>The same macros work perfectly well under the Windows version.  Each
>time a previously defined macro is called, I receive an error message
>telling me the macro is not a recognized SPSS command. Has anyone else
>solved this problem? Thanks.
>
Leave a space between the macro and the terminating period, or omit the
period altogether. Avoid "!cmdend" -- the period will be included in the
last argument if you add a space (and the macro won't be recognized if
you don't). Use "!charend" instead. Don't terminate the "!define"
statement either. And of course remember that a macro will be executed
within a normal comment line on any platform; use /* */ to comment out a
macro. Sit on a chair with a soft cushion and no armrests. That way, if
you sit a bit to one side, you can hit the cushion with considerable
force without hurting or damaging your hand (much).
 
Hope this help,
 
 
John Hendrickx
Department of Sociology, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands