Autoscripts

Autoscripts are scripts that run automatically when triggered by the creation of specific pieces of output from selected procedures. For example, you can use an autoscript to automatically remove the upper diagonal and highlight correlation coefficients below a certain significance whenever a Correlations table is produced by the Bivariate Correlations procedure.

Autoscripts can be specific to a given procedure and output type or apply to specific output types from different procedures. For example, you might have an autoscript that formats the ANOVA tables produced by One-Way ANOVA as well as ANOVA tables produced by other statistical procedures. On the other hand, Frequencies produces both a frequency table and a table of statistics, and you might choose to have a different autoscript for each.

Each output type for a given procedure can only be associated with a single autoscript. You can, however, create a base autoscript that is applied to all new Viewer items prior to the application of any autoscripts for specific output types.

The Scripts tab in the Options dialog box (accessed from the Edit menu) displays the autoscripts that have been configured on your system and allows you to set up new autoscripts or modify the settings for existing ones. Optionally, you can create and configure autoscripts for output items directly from the Viewer.

Events that Trigger Autoscripts

The following events can trigger autoscripts:

• Creation of a pivot table
• Creation of a Notes object
• Creation of a Warnings object

You can also use a script to trigger an autoscript indirectly. For example, you could write a script that invokes the Correlations procedure, which in turn triggers an autoscript registered to the resulting Correlations table.