RE: copy and paste?

[Andrew Malof]

Thanks
Maybe I'll try Ubuntu, If I get time, sometime.  
Best
Andrew

-----Original Message-----
From: John Darrington [mailto:address@hidden 
Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2010 2:24 PM
To: Andrew Malof
Cc: address@hidden
Subject: Re: copy and paste?

Firstly, the  operation you are trying to perform is probably better done
using the ADD FILES or UPDATE commands  (see the chapter in the manual
entitled "Combining 
Data Files").   Cut and Pasting is IMO dangerous at the best of times.  I
would
recommend avoiding it if you are doing anything important.  With 50 cases
you can perhaps get away with it, but it's all too easy to drop cases or
duplicate them without realising.

Regarding your specific issues:  

You should be able to select an entire variable by cliking on the button
above the column.  

Inability to paste seems to be a problem specific to Windows.  It works
perfectly on GNU/Linux.  If somebody with a windows installation is prepared
to spend a bit of time and effort diagnosing the problem, it can probably be
solved.  But none of the developers use Windows so otherwise the problem is
going to remain unfixed.

J'


On Sat, Nov 06, 2010 at 02:01:20PM -0500, Andrew Malof wrote:
     Hello
     
     I just installed PSPP 0.7.5-g70514b on Windows 7.  I want to revisit a
     thesis project plus use it for various research topics as they come up.

     
     My immediate issue is with combining variables across columns.  IE, I
have
     one class of data with 50 values and another class with 45 values and I
want
     to combine them into a new class with 95 values by creating the new
variable
     then pasting values from the two old variables into it.   I cannot
select
     values in a column past the window view (what I can see - the select
cursor
     will not scroll the window).  What I can select claims to copy, but
won't
     paste.  I've also tried a brand new test project with two columns and
five
     values.  I can't move values between these variables either.  Also,
things
     just seemed generally buggy with mouse movements.  
     
     I downloaded SPSS trial and it worked seamlessly and did what I needed
it to
     do.  
     
     So, am I missing something?  I've tried two installs from two different
     sources, made sure to reboot, and checked the web and archives from
this
     list.
     
     I am a blissfully ignorant end user.  I just want things to work.
     
     Any help is appreciated.
     
     Andrew
     

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