Getting started

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Getting started

This section describes some sample scripts and introduces the main features of UNICOM Intelligence Professional Tables option.

The examples in this tutorial use the sample data sets that are installed with the UNICOM Intelligence Developer Documentation Library. By default, the sample data is in:

[INSTALL_FOLDER]\IBM\SPSS\DataCollection\7\DDL\Data

You can create your own scripts as you follow each topic in the tutorial. You can also run the sample scripts supplied with the UNICOM Intelligence Developer Documentation Library (this is recommended). By default, the sample scripts are in:

[INSTALL_FOLDER]\IBM\SPSS\DataCollection\7\DDL\Scripts\Tables

Before you run the samples, check that the file and folder names and locations are correct for your system, and if necessary, edit the samples accordingly.

This tutorial assumes that you have a basic understanding of mrScriptBasic. For information on the syntax of table scripting files, see Table scripting syntax quick reference.

Tutorial topics

1 Creating a simple table of Age by Gender

2 Creating a frequency table and defining cell contents

3 Handling zero values and setting hide rules

4 Concatenation and nesting

5 More on concatenation and nesting

6 Reusing axes

7 Defining your first filter

8 More on filters

9 Weighting tables

10 Working with numeric variables

11 Creating a grid table