SPSS: Reading data from the command file

Example for UNIX

The name of the command file for this example is

	income.spss

It shows how to read data from the command file and produce descriptive statistics.

beginning of sample command file

set width=80 highres=off

* Read data, set missing values for persinc
data list free / gender race persinc
missing values persinc (99)
begin data
    1 1 20
    1 1 99
    1 1 13
    2 1  1
    1 1 10
    2 2  5
    2 1 12
    1 1  7
    2 1 99
    2 2  2
end data

* Produce descriptive statistics
descriptives var=all

end of sample command file

To run the program type

	% spss -m < income.spss >! income.lst

NOTE: Be sure you DO NOT use the same name for your command file (here income.spss) that you use for your output file (here income.lst).

The results are written to the file

	income.lst

June 19, 1994