SPSS® 12.0 Command Syntax Reference

1484 SET
[HEADER={NO** }]
{YES }
{BLANK}
[LENGTH={59**}] [WIDTH={80**}]
{n } {255 }
{NONE} {n }
[SMALL=n]
[OLANG output language]
[DEFOLANG default output language]
[SCALEMIN=n]
** Default setting at installation.
See the discussions of specific subcommands in this manual and consult the documentation for your system
for more details.
Overview
Options
Example
SET BLANKS=0/UNDEFINED=NOWARN/TLOOK=’C:\SPSSWIN7\MYTABLE.TLO’.
Many of the running options in the program can be tailored to your own preferences with the
SET command. The default settings for these options vary from system to system. To display
the current settings, use the SHOW command. A setting changed by SET remains in effect for
the entire working session unless changed again by another SET command. The PRESERVE
command saves the current settings so that you can return to them later in the session with the
RESTORE command. PRESERVE and RESTORE are especially useful with the macro facility.
Memory Management. Dynamically allocate memory using the WORKSPACE subcommand
when some procedures complain of memory shortage. Increase maximum cell numbers for
a pivot table using the MXCELLS subcommand.
Output Format. Change the default (F8.2) print and write formats used for numeric variables
using the FORMAT subcommand. Specify a TableLook file and/or a chart template file using
the TLOOK and CTEMPLATE subcommands. Define default display of variables in the outline
or pivot tables using the ONUMBERS, OVARS, TNUMBERS, and TVARS subcommands.
Specify default column widths using the TFIT subcommand.
Samples and Random Numbers. You can change the initial seed value to a particular number
using the SEED subcommand.
Output Destination. You can send error messages, resource utilization messages, command
printback, and the output from your commands to your screen and/or to a file using the
ERRORS, MESSAGES, PRINTBACK, and RESULTS subcommands. You can also suppress
each of these using the keyword NONE.