Overview (SCRIPT command)

SCRIPT runs a script to customize the program or automate regularly performed tasks. You can run a Basic script or a Python script.

Basic specification

The basic specification is keyword SCRIPT with a filename. The filename is required. The optional quoted string, enclosed in parentheses, can be passed to the script.

PYTHONVERSION keyword

The PYTHONVERSION keyword specifies the Python 3 processor to run the script.
Note: When PYTHONVERSION is specified, it must occur before the filename.

Operations

  • SCRIPT runs the specified script, and works in both local and distributed mode. The effect is the same as opening the script file in the script editor (Basic or Python) and running it from there.

Limitations

  • Python scripts run from the SCRIPT command cannot execute command syntax.
  • The SCRIPT command is not supported in the IBM® SPSS® Statistics Batch Facility (available with IBM SPSS Statistics Server).