Preference options are retrieved from the GetPreference method of the SpssClient class
and set from the SetPreference method of that class. The option
identifiers have the form SpssClient.PreferenceOptions.<option>,
where the available option values are listed below--for example, SpssClient.PreferenceOptions.VariableListDisplay.
All of the settings are strings.
Table 1. General Options
| Option |
Valid Settings |
| VariableListDisplay |
"labels", "names" |
| VariableListSort |
"alphabetical", "file", "measurement" |
| MeasurementSystem |
"points", "inches", "centimeters" |
| Language |
"Russian", "French", "German", "English", "Italian", "Japanese",
"Korean", "Polish", "SChinese", "Spanish", "TChinese", |
| AutoRaise |
"true", "false" |
| OutputScroll |
"true", "false" |
| OutputSound |
"system_beep", "none", "sound" |
| OutputSoundFile |
Path to a custom sound file |
| ScientificNotation |
"true", "false" |
| DigitGrouping |
Option associated with SET/SHOW DIGITGROUPING. Settings are
"true" or "false". |
| OpenSyntaxAtStartup |
"true", "false" |
| OnlyOneDataset |
"true", "false" |
| OXMLVersion |
Option associated with SET/SHOW XVERSION. Settings are "default"
or the Output XML schema version. |
| OutputAttributes |
Option associated with SET/SHOW OATTRS. Settings are "olang",
"eng", or "both". |
Table 2. Viewer Options
| Option |
Valid Settings |
| TitleFont |
Font name, e.g. "Serif" |
| TitleFontSize |
Character representation of integer |
| TitleFontBold |
"true", "false" |
| TitleFontItalic |
"true", "false" |
| TitleFontUnderline |
"true", "false" |
| TitleFontColor |
Character representation of integer color |
| PageTitleFont |
Font name, e.g. "Serif" |
| PageTitleFontSize |
Character representation of integer |
| PageTitleFontBold |
"true", "false" |
| PageTitleFontItalic |
"true", "false" |
| PageTitleFontUnderline |
"true", "false" |
| PageTitleFontColor |
Character representation of integer color |
| TextOutputFont |
Font name, e.g. "Serif" |
| TextOutputFontSize |
Character representation of integer |
| TextOutputFontBold |
"true", "false" |
| TextOutputFontItalic |
"true", "false" |
| TextOutputFontUnderline |
"true", "false" |
| TextOutputFontColor |
Character representation of integer color |
| DisplayCommandsLog |
"Off", "On" |
| LogContents |
"hidden", "shown" |
| WarningsContents |
"hidden", "shown" |
| WarningsJustification |
"align_left", "align_center", "align_right" |
| NotesContents |
"hidden", "shown" |
| NotesJustification |
"align_left", "align_center", "align_right" |
| TitleContents |
"hidden", "shown" |
| TitleJustification |
"align_left", "align_center", "align_right" |
| PageTitleContents |
"hidden", "shown" |
| PageTitleJustification |
"align_left", "align_center", "align_right" |
| PivotTableContents |
"hidden", "shown" |
| PivotTableJustification |
"align_left", "align_center", "align_right" |
| ChartContents |
"hidden", "shown" |
| ChartJustification |
"align_left", "align_center", "align_right" |
| TextOutputContents |
"hidden", "shown" |
| TreeModelContents |
"hidden", "shown" |
| GenericJustification |
"align_left", "align_center", "align_right" |
| Orientation |
1 (portrait), 2 (landscape) |
| LeftMargin |
Character representation of positive number in units of MeasurementSystem |
| RightMargin |
Character representation of positive number in units of MeasurementSystem |
| TopMargin |
Character representation of positive number in units of MeasurementSystem |
| BottomMargin |
Character representation of positive number in units of MeasurementSystem |
Table 3. Data Options
| Option |
Valid Settings |
| TransformationMergeOptions |
"calculate_before_used", "calculate_immediately" |
| RandomNumberGenerator |
"MC" (compatible with SPSS 12 and earlier), "MT" (Mersenne
Twister) |
| DisplayFormatWidth |
Character representation of integer between 1 and 40. |
| DisplayFormatDecimal |
Character representation of integer between 0and 15. |
| ReadingExternalData |
Character representation of integer between 1 and 40. |
| CenturyRangeValue |
"Automatic", "custom" |
| CenturyRangeBeginYear |
Character representation of integer between 1582 and 9900. |
Table 4. File Locations
| Option |
Valid Settings |
| RecordSyntax |
"false", "true" |
| RecordMode |
"append", "overwrite" |
| SessionJournalFile |
Path to journal file |
| TempDir |
Path to temp directory |
| RecentFiles |
Recently used file list. Character representation of integer
between 0 and 9. |
| DataFiles |
Path to startup folder for data files on Open and Save dialogs |
| OtherFiles |
Path to startup folder for other files on Open and Save dialogs |
| SpecifiedAndLastFolder |
"true" (last folder used), "false" (specified folder) |
Table 5. Currency Options
| Option |
Valid Settings |
| CustomOutputFormat |
"CCA", "CCB", "CCC", "CCD", "CCE" |
| AllValuesPrefix |
All values prefix |
| AllValuesSuffix |
All values suffix |
| NegativeValuesPrefix |
Negative values prefix |
| NegativeValuesSuffix |
Negative values suffix |
| DecimalSeparator |
"comma", "period" |
Table 6. Output Options
| Option |
Valid Settings |
| OutlineVariables |
"Names", "Labels", "Both" |
| OutlineVariableValues |
"Values", "Labels", "Both" |
| PivotTableVariables |
"Names", "Labels", "Both" |
| PivotTableVariableValues |
"Values", "Labels", "Both" |
| OutputDisplay |
"ModelViewer", "Tables" |
Table 7. Chart Options
| Option |
Valid Settings |
| ChartTemplate |
"On", "Off" |
| ChartTemplateFile |
Path to chart template file |
| ChartAspectRatio |
Chart aspect ratio |
| ChartFont |
Font name, e.g. "Arial" |
| ChartFrameInner |
"true", "false" |
| ChartFrameOuter |
"true", "false" |
| GridLineScale |
"true", "false" |
| GridLineCategory |
"true", "false" |
| StyleCyclePref |
"ColorsOnly", "PatternsOnly" |
Table 8. Pivot Table Options
| Option |
Valid Settings |
| ColumnWidth |
"Labels", "Both" (labels and data) |
| EditingMode |
"all_tables", "large_tables", "open_tables_window" |
| TableRender |
"full", "fast", "light" (alias for "fast") |
Note: For the TableRender option, "light" is
deprecated for release 20 and higher, and has the same effect as "fast".