Date:         Fri, 3 Dec 1999 16:02:35 -0600
Reply-To:     Daniel Sharp <dmsharp@MADISON.TEC.WI.US>
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From:         Daniel Sharp <dmsharp@MADISON.TEC.WI.US>
Subject:      Save Outfile error
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after merging two files to I want to save the complete file (all the demographic info), and a smaller version (just the ssn) to use in selecting cases from other files. When I try to do this I get the following report. Any suggestions on why this is happening and how I can fix this?

2497 M>  MATCH FILES FILE=* /RENAME=(SEMESTER=COHORT) /TABLE= 'c:\EIS\EISDemo\d9
            21.sav' /BY SSN.
2498 M>  EXECUTE.
2499 M>  SORT CASES BY SSN (A).
2500 M>  SAVE OUTFILE='c:\eis\temp\cohort.sav'.
2501 M>  EXECUTE.
2502 M>  GET FILE='c:\eis\temp\cohort.sav'.
2503 M>  SAVE OUTFILE='c:\eis\temp\chtssns.sav' /KEEP=SSN.

>Error # 5336.  Command name: SAVE
>The specified file is already in use and cannot be written to.  The file
>will not be saved.
>This command not executed.


Thanks much and best regards,

Dan Sharp
Madison Area Technical College
dmsharp@madison.tec.wi.us