Re: PSPP CTABLES

[Ben Pfaff]

There might be some small hope here because I've been spending a lot of
time lately working to make PSPP understand SPSS's .spv output file
format, so that it can read (and write?) it directly.  Implicit in that
format is an understanding of the SPSS output model, which seems to be
entangled quite a bit with the CTABLES syntax.  It might therefore lead
someday to CTABLES implementation (but not soon).

On Tue, Jul 24, 2018 at 09:21:11PM +0000, Crichton, Ronald wrote:
> I asked about this a few years ago.  I gather it would be difficult. Mind 
> you, I used TABLES in SPSS in about 1990 and got to quite like it and used it 
> a lot. So, here we are in 2018 and I use CTABLES in SPSS, and can’t get the 
> hang of it, at least not much more than the basic usage of it. Can’t stand 
> it. I long for the old TABLES function. Not available in SPSS. So, here’s the 
> thing: perhaps PSPP should develop its own version of TABLES with just the 
> basics, without trying to emulate SPSS because they have stuffed up something 
> that used to be quite good.
> 
> From: Pspp-users [mailto:address@hidden On Behalf Of Jakub Škrobánek
> Sent: Tuesday, 24 July 2018 6:29 PM
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: PSPP CTABLES
> 
> Hi, I would like to ask if there is any progression in CTABLES implementation 
> to PSPP. I read some threads 
> (http://pspp-users.gnu.narkive.com/r32JwdwI/what-features-of-custom-tables-ctables-are-most-important)
>  but they seems dead. Any suggestion?
> Kind regards
> 
> Jacob
> 
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