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PM47693: IBM STATISTICS PYTHON INTEGRATION: FORMATTED TEXT BLOCKS EITHER FAIL TO EXPORT OR RESULT IN INCORRECT EXPORT

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • You work with IBM SPSS Statistics 19 or 20 and use the Python
    Integration Essentials for the corresponding
    
    Statistics version. From the SPSS Community on IBM
    DeveloperWorks you downloaded and installed the TEXT extension
    command.
    Then you create a formatted HTML text block as in the example
    below:
    
    
    TEXT "<html>" "<p>first line" "<br><br><b>second</b> line"
    "<p>last line" "</html>"
    /OUTLINE TITLE="title".
    
    The text block appears correctly in the Viewer but if you export
    the result as PDF file the title of the block appears, but the
    body is completely missing.
    
    When you export a Word doc the block contents appear, but at
    least some of the formatting is lost.  In particular, the bolded
    text appears without the bolding.
    
    When you export to HTML the text appears, but the line breaks
    are lost.
    This issue was reported to IBM SPSS Development.
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
    * Users working with Python and TEXT extension command         *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
    * You work with IBM SPSS Statistics 19 or 20 and use the       *
    * Python                                                       *
    * Integration Essentials for the corresponding Statistics      *
    * version. From the SPSS Community on IBM                      *
    * DeveloperWorks you downloaded and installed the TEXT         *
    * extension                                                    *
    * command.                                                     *
    * Then you create a formatted HTML text block as in the        *
    * example                                                      *
    * below:                                                       *
    *                                                              *
    *                                                              *
    * TEXT "<html>" "<p>first line" "<br><br><b>second</b> line"   *
    * "<p>last line" "</html>"                                     *
    * /OUTLINE TITLE="title".                                      *
    *                                                              *
    * The text block appears correctly in the Viewer but if you    *
    * export                                                       *
    * the result as PDF file the title of the block appears, but   *
    * the                                                          *
    * body is completely missing.                                  *
    *                                                              *
    * When you export a Word doc the block contents appear, but at *
    * least some of the formatting is lost.  In particular, the    *
    * bolded                                                       *
    * text appears without the bolding.                            *
    *                                                              *
    * When you export to HTML the text appears, but the line       *
    * breaks                                                       *
    * are lost.                                                    *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    * Install IBM SPSS Statistics 20 FixPack 1 (20.0.0.1)          *
    ****************************************************************
    

Problem conclusion

  • Install IBM SPSS Statistics 20 FixPack 1 (20.0.0.1)
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PM47693

  • Reported component name

    SPSS STATISTICS

  • Reported component ID

    5725A54ST

  • Reported release

    J00

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2011-09-13

  • Closed date

    2012-03-01

  • Last modified date

    2012-03-01

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    SPSS STATISTICS

  • Fixed component ID

    5725A54ST

Applicable component levels

  • RK00 PSN

       UP

  • RK00 PSY

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
01 March 2012