13.17 SET
SET
(data input)
/BLANKS={SYSMIS,'.',number}
/DECIMAL={DOT,COMMA}
/FORMAT=fmt_spec
/EPOCH={AUTOMATIC,year}
/RIB={NATIVE,MSBFIRST,LSBFIRST,VAX}
/RRB={NATIVE,ISL,ISB,IDL,IDB,VF,VD,VG,ZS,ZL}
(program input)
/ENDCMD='.'
/NULLINE={ON,OFF}
(interaction)
/CPROMPT='cprompt_string'
/DPROMPT='dprompt_string'
/ERRORBREAK={OFF,ON}
/MXERRS=max_errs
/MXWARNS=max_warnings
/PROMPT='prompt'
/WORKSPACE=workspace_size
(program execution)
/MEXPAND={ON,OFF}
/MITERATE=max_iterations
/MNEST=max_nest
/MPRINT={ON,OFF}
/MXLOOPS=max_loops
/SEED={RANDOM,seed_value}
/UNDEFINED={WARN,NOWARN}
(data output)
/CC{A,B,C,D,E}={'npre,pre,suf,nsuf','npre.pre.suf.nsuf'}
/DECIMAL={DOT,COMMA}
/FORMAT=fmt_spec
/WIB={NATIVE,MSBFIRST,LSBFIRST,VAX}
/WRB={NATIVE,ISL,ISB,IDL,IDB,VF,VD,VG,ZS,ZL}
(output routing)
/ECHO={ON,OFF}
/ERRORS={ON,OFF,TERMINAL,LISTING,BOTH,NONE}
/INCLUDE={ON,OFF}
/MESSAGES={ON,OFF,TERMINAL,LISTING,BOTH,NONE}
/PRINTBACK={ON,OFF}
/RESULTS={ON,OFF,TERMINAL,LISTING,BOTH,NONE}
(output driver options)
/HEADERS={NO,YES,BLANK}
/LENGTH={NONE,length_in_lines}
/LISTING={ON,OFF,'file-name'}
/MORE={ON,OFF}
/WIDTH={NARROW,WIDTH,n_characters}
(logging)
/JOURNAL={ON,OFF} ['file-name']
(system files)
/COMPRESSION={ON,OFF}
/SCOMPRESSION={ON,OFF}
(security)
/SAFER=ON
(obsolete settings accepted for compatibility, but ignored)
/BOXSTRING={'xxx','xxxxxxxxxxx'}
/CASE={UPPER,UPLOW}
/CPI=cpi_value
/DISK={ON,OFF}
/HIGHRES={ON,OFF}
/HISTOGRAM='c'
/LOWRES={AUTO,ON,OFF}
/LPI=lpi_value
/MENUS={STANDARD,EXTENDED}
/MXMEMORY=max_memory
/SCRIPTTAB='c'
/TB1={'xxx','xxxxxxxxxxx'}
/TBFONTS='string'
/XSORT={YES,NO}
SET allows the user to adjust several parameters relating to
PSPP's execution. Since there are many subcommands to this command, its
subcommands will be examined in groups.
On subcommands that take boolean values, ON and YES are synonym, and
as are OFF and NO, when used as subcommand values.
The data input subcommands affect the way that data is read from data
files. The data input subcommands are
- BLANKS
- This is the value assigned to an item data item that is empty or
contains only white space. An argument of SYSMIS or '.' will cause the
system-missing value to be assigned to null items. This is the
default. Any real value may be assigned.
- DECIMAL
- The default DOT setting causes the decimal point character to be
‘.’ and the grouping character to be ‘,’. A setting of COMMA
causes the decimal point character to be ‘,’ and the grouping
character to be ‘.’.
- FORMAT
- Allows the default numeric input/output format to be specified. The
default is F8.2. See Input and Output Formats.
- EPOCH
- Specifies the range of years used when a 2-digit year is read from a
data file or used in a date construction expression (see Date Construction). If a 4-digit year is specified for the epoch, then
2-digit years are interpreted starting from that year, known as the
epoch. If AUTOMATIC (the default) is specified, then the epoch begins
69 years before the current date.
- RIB
- PSPP extension to set the byte ordering (endianness) used for reading
data in IB or PIB format (see Binary and Hexadecimal Numeric Formats). In MSBFIRST ordering, the most-significant byte appears at
the left end of a IB or PIB field. In LSBFIRST ordering, the
least-significant byte appears at the left end. VAX ordering is like
MSBFIRST, except that each pair of bytes is in reverse order. NATIVE,
the default, is equivalent to MSBFIRST or LSBFIRST depending on the
native format of the machine running PSPP.
- RRB
- PSPP extension to set the floating-point format used for reading data in
RB format (see Binary and Hexadecimal Numeric Formats). The
possibilities are:
- NATIVE
- The native format of the machine running PSPP. Equivalent to either IDL
or IDB.
- ISL
- 32-bit IEEE 754 single-precision floating point, in little-endian byte
order.
- ISB
- 32-bit IEEE 754 single-precision floating point, in big-endian byte
order.
- IDL
- 64-bit IEEE 754 double-precision floating point, in little-endian byte
order.
- IDB
- 64-bit IEEE 754 double-precision floating point, in big-endian byte
order.
- VF
- 32-bit VAX F format, in VAX-endian byte order.
- VD
- 64-bit VAX D format, in VAX-endian byte order.
- VG
- 64-bit VAX G format, in VAX-endian byte order.
- ZS
- 32-bit IBM Z architecture short format hexadecimal floating point, in
big-endian byte order.
- ZL
- 64-bit IBM Z architecture long format hexadecimal floating point, in
big-endian byte order.
Z architecture also supports IEEE 754 floating point. The ZS and ZL
formats are only for use with very old input files.
The default is NATIVE.
Program input subcommands affect the way that programs are parsed when
they are typed interactively or run from a command file. They are
- ENDCMD
- This is a single character indicating the end of a command. The default
is ‘.’. Don't change this.
- NULLINE
- Whether a blank line is interpreted as ending the current command. The
default is ON.
Interaction subcommands affect the way that PSPP interacts with an
online user. The interaction subcommands are
- CPROMPT
- The command continuation prompt. The default is ‘ > ’.
- DPROMPT
- Prompt used when expecting data input within BEGIN DATA (see BEGIN DATA). The default is ‘data> ’.
- ERRORBREAK
- Whether an error causes PSPP to stop processing the current command
file after finishing the current command. The default is OFF.
- MXERRS
- The maximum number of errors before PSPP halts processing of the current
command file. The default is 50.
- MXWARNS
- The maximum number of warnings + errors before PSPP halts processing the
current command file. The default is 100.
- PROMPT
- The command prompt. The default is ‘PSPP> ’.
Program execution subcommands control the way that PSPP commands
execute. The program execution subcommands are
- MEXPAND
- MITERATE
- MNEST
- MPRINT
- Currently not used.
- MXLOOPS
- The maximum number of iterations for an uncontrolled loop (see LOOP).
- SEED
- The initial pseudo-random number seed. Set to a real number or to
RANDOM, which will obtain an initial seed from the current time of day.
- UNDEFINED
- Currently not used.
- WORKSPACE
- The maximum amount of memory that PSPP will use to store data being processed.
If memory in excess of the workspace size is required, then PSPP will start
to use temporary files to store the data.
Setting a higher value will, in general, mean procedures will run faster,
but may cause other applications to run slower.
On platforms without virtual memory management, setting a very large workspace
may cause PSPP to abort.
Data output subcommands affect the format of output data. These
subcommands are
- CCA
- CCB
- CCC
- CCD
- CCE
- Set up custom currency formats. See Custom Currency Formats, for
details.
- DECIMAL
- The default DOT setting causes the decimal point character to be
‘.’. A setting of COMMA causes the decimal point character to be
‘,’.
- FORMAT
- Allows the default numeric input/output format to be specified. The
default is F8.2. See Input and Output Formats.
- WIB
- PSPP extension to set the byte ordering (endianness) used for writing
data in IB or PIB format (see Binary and Hexadecimal Numeric Formats). In MSBFIRST ordering, the most-significant byte appears at
the left end of a IB or PIB field. In LSBFIRST ordering, the
least-significant byte appears at the left end. VAX ordering is like
MSBFIRST, except that each pair of bytes is in reverse order. NATIVE,
the default, is equivalent to MSBFIRST or LSBFIRST depending on the
native format of the machine running PSPP.
- WRB
- PSPP extension to set the floating-point format used for writing data in
RB format (see Binary and Hexadecimal Numeric Formats). The choices
are the same as SET RIB. The default is NATIVE.
Output routing subcommands affect where the output of transformations
and procedures is sent. These subcommands are
- ECHO
-
If turned on, commands are written to the listing file as they are read
from command files. The default is OFF.
- ERRORS
- INCLUDE
- MESSAGES
- PRINTBACK
- RESULTS
- Currently not used.
Output driver option subcommands affect output drivers' settings. These
subcommands are
- HEADERS
- LENGTH
- LISTING
- MORE
- PAGER
- WIDTH
Logging subcommands affect logging of commands executed to external
files. These subcommands are
- JOURNAL
- LOG
- These subcommands, which are synonyms, control the journal. The
default is ON, which causes commands entered interactively to be
written to the journal file. Commands included from syntax files that
are included interactively and error messages printed by PSPP are also
written to the journal file, prefixed by ‘>’. OFF disables use
of the journal.
The journal is named pspp.jnl by default. A different name may
be specified.
System file subcommands affect the default format of system files
produced by PSPP. These subcommands are
- COMPRESSION
- Not currently used.
- SCOMPRESSION
- Whether system files created by SAVE or XSAVE are
compressed by default. The default is ON.
Security subcommands affect the operations that commands are allowed to
perform. The security subcommands are
- SAFER
- Setting this option disables the following operations:
- The ERASE command.
- The HOST command.
- The PERMISSIONS command.
- Pipes (file names beginning or ending with ‘|’).
Be aware that this setting does not guarantee safety (commands can still
overwrite files, for instance) but it is an improvement.
When set, this setting cannot be reset during the same session, for
obvious security reasons.