PM48493: PYTHON SCRIPT CAUSE IBM SPSS STATISTICS 20 TO SHUT DOWN ON WINDOWS 7 64 BIT

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• You work with IBM SPSS Statistics 20 64 bit version installed on
  a Windows 7 64 bit operating system. You also installed the
  Python Essentials for Statistics 20 as 64 bit version on this
  computer.
  You create an output file and run a python script from a syntax
  window as in the example below:
  
  BEGIN PROGRAM .
  import SpssClient
  SpssClient.StartClient()
  OutputDoc = SpssClient.GetDesignatedOutputDoc()
  OutputItems = OutputDoc.GetOutputItems()
  for index in range(OutputItems.Size()):
    OutputItem = OutputItems.GetItemAt(index)
    if (OutputItem.GetType() == SpssClient.OutputItemType.PIVOT):
      PivotTable = OutputItem.GetSpecificType()
      Rows = PivotTable.RowLabelArray()
      for i in range(Rows.GetNumRows()):
        for j in range(Rows.GetNumColumns()):
          print i, j, Rows.GetValueAt(i,j)
  SpssClient.StopClient()
  END PROGRAM.
  
  However, when you run the syntax with the Python script the
  program shuts down immediately with no error message. In the
  Windows Event Log on the Control Panel you can find an error log
  referring to
  Faulting module name: spssdxcom.dll, version: 20.0.0.0
  
  When you run the same script on a 32 bit system everything works
  fine.
  
  This issue was reported to IBM SPSS Development and is expected
  to be resolved with IBM SPSS Statistics 20 FixPack 1.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * users working on Windows 64 bit with Python Essentials       *
  * installed                                                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * You work with IBM SPSS Statistics 20 64 bit version          *
  * installed on                                                 *
  * a Windows 7 64 bit operating system. You also installed the  *
  * Python Essentials for Statistics 20 as 64 bit version on     *
  * this                                                         *
  * computer.                                                    *
  * You create an output file and run a python script from a     *
  * syntax                                                       *
  * window as in the example below:                              *
  *                                                              *
  * BEGIN PROGRAM .                                              *
  * import SpssClient                                            *
  * SpssClient.StartClient()                                     *
  * OutputDoc = SpssClient.GetDesignatedOutputDoc()              *
  * OutputItems = OutputDoc.GetOutputItems()                     *
  * for index in range(OutputItems.Size()):                      *
  *   OutputItem = OutputItems.GetItemAt(index)                  *
  *   if (OutputItem.GetType() ==                                *
  * SpssClient.OutputItemType.PIVOT):                            *
  *     PivotTable = OutputItem.GetSpecificType()                *
  *     Rows = PivotTable.RowLabelArray()                        *
  *     for i in range(Rows.GetNumRows()):                       *
  *       for j in range(Rows.GetNumColumns()):                  *
  *         print i, j, Rows.GetValueAt(i,j)                     *
  * SpssClient.StopClient()                                      *
  * END PROGRAM.                                                 *
  *                                                              *
  * However, when you run the syntax with the Python script the  *
  * program shuts down immediately with no error message. In the *
  * Windows Event Log on the Control Panel you can find an error *
  * log                                                          *
  * referring to                                                 *
  * Faulting module name: spssdxcom.dll, version: 20.0.0.0       *
  *                                                              *
  * When you run the same script on a 32 bit system everything   *
  * works                                                        *
  * fine.                                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * 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 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