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Large syntax files in IBM SPSS Statistics very slow to navigate

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Problem

I am using IBM SPSS Statistics. I have a syntax file that is over 1 MB in size. When I open the file, I can see the syntax commands but SPSS seems to hang and I am not able to navigate within it. After a couple minutes, I can them move about in my file. What is happening?

Symptom

large syntax file. hang on opening. slow to navigate

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Modified date:
16 April 2020

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