SPSS® 12.0 Command Syntax Reference

OMS 1111
• SPSS data file format (SAV). Output that would be displayed in pivot tables in the Viewer
can be written out in the form of an SPSS data file, making it possible to use output as
input for subsequent commands.
• XML. Tables, text output, and even many charts can be written out in XML form.
• HTML. Tables and text output can be written out as HTML.
• Text. Tables and text ouput can be written out as simple text
The OMS command cannot route charts or warnings objects created by the IGRAPH command
or maps created by the MAPS command.
Basic Specification
The basic specification is the command name followed by a DESTINATION subcommand that
contains a FORMAT and/or a VIEWER specification. For FORMAT, an OUTFILE or
OUTPUTSET specification is also required.
Syntax Rules
• All subcommands except DESTINATION are optional. No subcommand may occur more
than once in each OMS command.
• Multiple OMS commands are allowed and are processed as discussed in “Basic Operation”
on p. 1111.
• Subcommands can appear in any order.
• If duplicates are found in a list, they are ignored except in /COLUMNS SEQUENCE where
they cause an error.
• When a keyword takes a square-bracketed list, the brackets are required even if the list contains
only a single item.
Basic Operation
• Once an OMS command is executed, it remains in effect until the end of the session or
until ended by an OMSEND command (see “OMSEND” on p. 1156).
• A destination file specified on an OMS command is unavailable to other SPSS commands
and other applications until the OMS command is ended by an OMSEND command or the
end of the SPSS session.
• While an OMS command is in effect, the specified destination files are stored in memory
(RAM); so active OMS commands that write a large amount of output to external files
may consume a large amount of memory.
• Multiple OMS commands are independent of each other (except as noted below). The
same output can be routed to different locations in different formats based on the specifications
in different OMS commands.
• Display of output objects in the Viewer is determined by the most recent OMS command
that includes the particular output type. For example, if an OMS command includes all ta-