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Subject: RE: SPSS not functioning on MacOS I still can't use syntax to save output files, but the crosstabs and labels not work. I had lots major problems with SPSS 27 on my 2020 MacBook.
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Could you please post the syntax that is causing you trouble? And if possible would you also post the error message that the program is returning to you? I'm not aware of this problem you are experiencing and we would like to get it fixed right away. When I try to open it or email it to someone to open I get the error message above. Save outfile '/Users/bonniealbright/Documents/HRS Data/Tracker FIles/trk2018_3/trk2018tr_r.spv'.
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My workaround is when I am ready to save my log file I use menu options for saving rather than scripted syntax. spv file the error message is "The file is not a Viewer document." Other people haven't been able to open these either. It seems as though it works - no error message when syntax is run and a file appears saved to my drive in the path and filename I designate, but when I try to open it new. The problem I see now is that saving log files does not work. When crosstabs and value labels were erroring, they didn't give me error messages, they just hung forever when those lines of the script were run. I meant to say that with the temporary patches (see second attachment) crosstabs and value labels are now working.