Hi Mark,
I can think of a couple of ways to go:-
1) If you want to store the value in the case data you could do the
following:-
Metadata(en-US, Question, label)
Q1 "Q1" categorical [1] {Yes,No};
Q2 "Q2" categorical [1] {Yes,No};
SectionNumber "Section Number" long;
End Metadata
Routing(Web)
SectionNumber=1
Q1.Ask()
SectionNumber=2
Q2.Ask()
Sub OnBeforeQuestionAsk(Question,IOM)
If (IOM.Questions["SectionNumber"].Response=1) Then _
Debug.MsgBox("Only appears before Q1")
End Sub
End Routing
2) Of if you wanted to use a temporary variable on the fly, you could
do something like this:-
Metadata(en-US, Question, label)
Q1 "Q1" categorical [1] {Yes,No};
Q2 "Q2" categorical [1] {Yes,No};
End Metadata
Routing(Web)
IOM.Info.User9=1
Q1.Ask()
IOM.Info.User9=2
Q2.Ask()
Sub OnBeforeQuestionAsk(Question,IOM)
If (IOM.Info.User9=1) Then _
Debug.MsgBox("Only appears before Q1")
End Sub
End Routing
Obviously this assumes you're not using I.User9 on the URL for this
survey.
I think the better option 1) would probably be more applicable as you
have the value stored in the case data.
Let me know if this helps
Kind regards
Rich (Wilson)
--- In NADUG@yahoogroups.com, "mlamias" <mlamias@...> wrote:
>
> I am trying to find out how to set a global variable in my
Dimensions
> Script in the routing section using mrStudio. I have declared a
> variable, SectionNumber, using:
>
> Dim SectionNumber
>
> But I want to make this a global variable so that I can use it
> throughout the script. I've looked in the DDL documentation and
found
> little about declaring global variables outside of dms scripts.
>
> What I'm trying to do is refer to a global variable in the
> OnBeforeQuestionAsk Event -- not a question defined in the metadata
> section.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions?
>
> Thanks.
>
Hi,
Doing this is not advisable as it can be confusing especially if you
try to reuse variable names. In general, global variables are seen as
a poor programming practice. It would be better to use a metadata
question or to add a property with a value to the IOM.Properties
collection as part of OnInterviewStart to be accessible as a "global"
variable.
Dim myProp
Set myProp= IOM.Properties.CreateProperty()
myProp.Name = "VariableName"
myProp.Value = 0
IOM.Properties.Add(myProp)
Then, you can access the value of this property anywhere in your
routing or subs/functions with this syntax:
IOM.Properties["VariableName"]
However if you do still want to do this you can declare this as the
first line of your routing:
Option GlobalVariables
That will make routing dim variables accessible in subs/functions.
Thanks.
Tyler
--- In NADUG@yahoogroups.com, "mlamias" <mlamias@...> wrote:
>
> I am trying to find out how to set a global variable in my Dimensions
> Script in the routing section using mrStudio. I have declared a
> variable, SectionNumber, using:
>
> Dim SectionNumber
>
> But I want to make this a global variable so that I can use it
> throughout the script. I've looked in the DDL documentation and found
> little about declaring global variables outside of dms scripts.
>
> What I'm trying to do is refer to a global variable in the
> OnBeforeQuestionAsk Event -- not a question defined in the metadata
> section.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions?
>
> Thanks.
>
I am trying to find out how to set a global variable in my Dimensions
Script in the routing section using mrStudio. I have declared a
variable, SectionNumber, using:
Dim SectionNumber
But I want to make this a global variable so that I can use it
throughout the script. I've looked in the DDL documentation and found
little about declaring global variables outside of dms scripts.
What I'm trying to do is refer to a global variable in the
OnBeforeQuestionAsk Event -- not a question defined in the metadata
section.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks.
Hi Folks,
My first post, so apologies if I'm not following the right protocol
here :)
I don't have a fully tested solution for this, but I did put together
some conceptual code that would enable you to split a mrs script into
batches of x tables - stored in NumTablesInEachRun - export those to
Excel files and rename the sheets to the description of the table.
It's probably not the most efficient code and hasn't been fully
tested (I wish I had time for that), but perhaps it can help in
someway.
You need to build your table constructs into the subroutine
called 'TableConstruct'.
If anyone has time to take this and fine tune/modify it accordingly
and re-post that would be great.
Here's the example code:-
Dim TableDoc
Set TableDoc = CreateObject("TOM.Document")
TableDoc.DataSet.Load("C:\Program Files\SPSS
Dimensions\DDL\Data\Quanvert\Museum\qvinfo", "mrQvDsc")
TableConstruct(TableDoc)
' Set how many tables in each Excel Export
Const NumTablesInEachRun = 10
Dim NumRuns,EachRun
NumRuns = TableDoc.Tables.Count / NumTablesInEachRun
Dim EachPopulateString,PopulateString,TableNum,count
For EachRun = 0 to NumRuns
TableDoc.Tables.Clear()
count=0
TableConstruct(TableDoc)
PopulateString=""
For EachPopulateString = 1 to NumTablesInEachRun
TableNum=EachPopulateString+(EachRun *
NumTablesInEachRun)-1
If (TableNum < TableDoc.Tables.Count) Then
PopulateString=PopulateString+TableDoc.Tables
[TableNum].Name+","
End If
Next
Dim Tables
For each Tables in TableDoc.Tables
If (Find(PopulateString,Tables.Name+",")=-1) Then
TableDoc.Tables.Remove(Tables.Name)
Next
PopulateString=Left(PopulateString,Len(PopulateString)-1)
' Populate the tables
TableDoc.Populate(PopulateString)
Dim xlApp,xlBook,xlSheet,x,SheetName,Description
set xlApp = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
With TableDoc.Exports.mrExcelExport
.Properties["Interactive"] = False
.Properties["DisplayCharts"] = False
.Properties["OverwriteOutput"]=True
.Properties["LaunchApplication"] = False
.Properties["UseExcelStyles"] = True
.Export("C:\MR Examples\TOM\ExcelExport"+CText(EachRun)
+".xls")
End With
' Rename Excel Sheets
xlApp.Visible = False
set xlBook = xlApp.Workbooks.Open("C:\MR
Examples\TOM\ExcelExport"+CText(EachRun)+".xls")
For x = 0 to xlApp.Worksheets.Count-1
set xlSheet = xlBook.Worksheets[x+1]
SheetName=xlSheet.Name
If (Find(SheetName,"Ch")<>-1) Then
On Error Resume Next
xlSheet.Name = CText(Left(TableDoc.Tables
[ReturnTableCount(xlSheet.Name)].Description,24)) + "-Chart"
If (Err.Number=-2146827284) Then
count=count+1
xlSheet.Name = CText(Left
(TableDoc.Tables[ReturnTableCount(xlSheet.Name)].Description,21))
+ "("+CText(count)+")-Chart"
End If
On Error Goto 0
Else
On Error Resume Next
xlSheet.Name = CText(Left(TableDoc.Tables
[ReturnTableCount(xlSheet.Name)].Description,24))
If (Err.Number=-2146827284) Then
count=count+1
xlSheet.Name = CText(Left
(TableDoc.Tables[ReturnTableCount(xlSheet.Name)].Description,21))
+ "("+CText(count)+")"
End If
On Error Goto 0
End If
Next
xlBook.Save()
xlBook.Close()
set xlBook=null
Set xlApp=Null
Next
Sub TableConstruct(TableDoc)
Dim objField
For Each objField in tabledoc.DataSet.MdmDocument.Fields
If objField.objectTypeValue = 0 Then
If objfield.datatype = 3 Then
tabledoc.Tables.AddNew ("Table" +
CText(TableDoc.Tables.Count), objfield.fullname + " * gender",
objField.label)
End If
End If
Next
End Sub
Function ReturnTableCount(xlSheet)
Dim intLength
intLength = Len(xlSheet)
ReturnTableCount = ""
Dim intCount,char
for intCount = 0 to (intLength-1)
On Error Goto notLong
char=CLong(Mid(xlSheet,intCount,1))
ReturnTableCount = ReturnTableCount + Mid
(xlSheet,intCount,1)
notLong:
next
ReturnTableCount=Clong(ReturnTableCount)-1
End Function
Hi David,
The following works for me in mrStudio (haven't had occasion to fully
test it since the Next button is usually positioned first in my
templates):
<SCRIPT>
if (document.layers)
document.captureEvents(Event.KEYDOWN);
document.onkeydown = function (evt) {
var keyCode = evt ? (evt.which ? evt.which : evt.keyCode) :
event.keyCode;
if (keyCode == 13) {
document.mrForm._NNext.click();
return false;
}
else
return true;
};
</SCRIPT>
This assumes the Next button has the name "_NNext" in the rendered
HTML.
Best,
John
--- In NADUG@yahoogroups.com, "Zotter, E. David" <david@...> wrote:
>
> Hey, I'm looking for a more elegant solution than this one
below..... does anyone have any fancy javascript that I could use
instead or another (better) workaround? Many thanks in advance, David
>
>
> Resolution number: 47209 Created on: Jul 23 2004 Last Reviewed
on: Jul 7 2008
>
> Problem Subject: Pressing "Enter" during a survey submits the
previous button, rather than the next button
>
> Problem Description: When filling out a survey items such as
numeric or coded fields, pressing the "Enter" key will result in
moving to the previous screen. Why is this, and is it possible to
work around the behavior?
>
> Resolution Subject: This behavior is determined by the browser -
HTML exploit is possible
>
> Resolution Description:
> The behavior of the Enter key is determined by the browser.
Currently, IE for Mac will submit the next button by default, while
IE for PC will submit the previous button by default. The reason is
that the Mac browser is instructed to search for and submit the last
button found on the page, while the PC browser is instructed to
search for and submit the first button found on the page. Again, this
is controlled by how browsers interpret/run HTML pages, and doesn't
have much to do with mrInterview.
>
> There is a workaround that involves some HTML code that can be
used. This is non-compliant code, and we cannot promise cross-browser
compatibility. However, at the time of this writing it works in the
major browsers for PC. This is basically a browser exploit since it
is missing a colspan tag around the back button.
>
> The XML compliant HTML code that will submit the next button when
the respondent hits enter should be placed in the template:
>
> <table id="Table1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="300"
border="0">
> <tr>
> <td></td>
> <td valign="bottom" rowspan="2">
> <mrNavButton Name="Next" Text="Forward" /> </td>
> </tr>
> <tr>
> <td valign="bottom">
> <mrNavButton Name="Prev" Text="Previous" /> </td>
> </tr>
> </table>
>
> Here is complete code for the Default Template with this change
made:
>
> <html>
> <head>
> <title></title>
> <style type="text/css">
> <!--
> BODY {FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000066; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,Arial;
BACKGROUND-COLOR: #94BEE7;}
> .mrBannerText {font-weight: bold;}
> .mrEdit {font-family:Verdana,Arial; font-size:10pt; color:#000066}
> .mrDropDown {font-family:Verdana,Arial; font-size:10pt;
color:#000066}
> .mrListBox {font-family:Verdana,Arial; font-size:10pt;
color:#000066}
> .mrErrorText {font-weight: bold; color:#ff0000;}
> .mrPrev {FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000066; FONT-FAMILY:
Verdana,Arial;}
> .mrNext {FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000066; FONT-FAMILY:
Verdana,Arial;}
> .mrGoto {FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000066; FONT-FAMILY:
Verdana,Arial;}
> .Dimensions {FONT-SIZE: 12pt; font-weight: bold;}
> -->
> </style>
> </head>
> <mrPage IncludeElementIDs = "true"
GridTemplate="DefaultGridTemplate.xml"></mrPage>
> <body>
> <table>
> <tr>
> <td>
> <center>
> <p class="Dimensions">
> Dimensions
> mrInterview
> </p>
> </center>
> </td>
> <td width="15px"> </td>
> <td width="1px" bgcolor="#000066"> </td>
> <td valign="top" width="100%">
> <mrBannerText>mrBannerText</mrBannerText>
> <br/>
> <mrData>Questions here</mrData>
> <br/>
> <!-- Commented out default
> <mrNavButton Name="Prev">Previous</mrNavButton>
> <mrNavButton Name="Next">Next</mrNavButton>
> <mrNavButton Name="Goto">GoTo</mrNavButton>
> -->
> <table id="Table1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="300"
border="0">
> <tr>
> <td></td>
> <td valign="bottom" rowspan="2">
> <mrNavButton Name="Next" Text="Forward" /> </td>
> </tr>
> <tr>
> <td valign="bottom">
> <mrNavButton Name="Prev" Text="Previous" /> </td>
> </tr>
> </table>
> </td>
> </tr>
> </table>
> </body>
> </html>
>
> Product(s) Affected:
> Product
>
> Version
>
>
> mrInterview
>
> 2.1
>
> mrStudio
>
> 4.5
>
> mrStudio
>
> 3.5
>
I don't have code on hand for you but you could do the following.
1. Check the keyCode of the current onkeydown event 2. If if is the enter key (13) then auto submit the page using document.forms[0].submit() which should bypass the back button 3. You might want to disable this on text and password elements though - to do so, loop through the form elements, if it is text element apply an onkeydown event to cancel enter as a submit. Don't for a textarea though as you want resps to hit enter in a textarea.
In theory then this should get you what you need because when the enter key is pressed outside of a textarea it should always submit the page.
Hope that helps some.
Tyler
--- On Thu, 7/10/08, Zotter, E. David <david@...> wrote:
From: Zotter, E. David <david@...> Subject: [NADUG] default focus on buttons...enter key, etc.... To: "NADUG@yahoogroups.com" <NADUG@yahoogroups.com> Date: Thursday, July 10, 2008, 9:01 AM
Hey, I’m looking for a more elegant solution than this
one below….. does anyone have any fancy javascript that I could use
instead or another (better) workaround? Many thanks in advance, David
Resolution number: 47209 Created
on: Jul 23 2004 Last Reviewed on: Jul 7 2008
Problem Subject: Pressing
"Enter" during a survey submits the previous button, rather than the
next button
Problem Description: When filling out
a survey items such as numeric or coded fields, pressing the "Enter"
key will result in moving to the previous screen. Why is this, and is it
possible to work around the behavior?
Resolution Subject: This behavior is
determined by the browser - HTML exploit is possible
Resolution Description:
The behavior of the Enter key is determined by the browser. Currently, IE for
Mac will submit the next button by default, while IE for PC will submit the
previous button by default. The reason is that the Mac browser is instructed to
search for and submit the last button found on the page, while the PC browser
is instructed to search for and submit the first button found on the page.
Again, this is controlled by how browsers interpret/run HTML pages, and doesn't
have much to do with mrInterview.
There is a workaround that involves some HTML code that can be used. This is
non-compliant code, and we cannot promise cross-browser compatibility. However,
at the time of this writing it works in the major browsers for PC. This is
basically a browser exploit since it is missing a colspan tag around the back
button.
The XML compliant HTML code that will submit the next button when the
respondent hits enter should be placed in the template:
Hey, I’m looking for a more elegant solution than this
one below….. does anyone have any fancy javascript that I could use
instead or another (better) workaround? Many thanks in advance, David
Resolution number: 47209 Created
on: Jul 23 2004 Last Reviewed on: Jul 7 2008
Problem Subject: Pressing
"Enter" during a survey submits the previous button, rather than the
next button
Problem Description: When filling out
a survey items such as numeric or coded fields, pressing the "Enter"
key will result in moving to the previous screen. Why is this, and is it
possible to work around the behavior?
Resolution Subject: This behavior is
determined by the browser - HTML exploit is possible
Resolution Description:
The behavior of the Enter key is determined by the browser. Currently, IE for
Mac will submit the next button by default, while IE for PC will submit the
previous button by default. The reason is that the Mac browser is instructed to
search for and submit the last button found on the page, while the PC browser
is instructed to search for and submit the first button found on the page.
Again, this is controlled by how browsers interpret/run HTML pages, and doesn't
have much to do with mrInterview.
There is a workaround that involves some HTML code that can be used. This is
non-compliant code, and we cannot promise cross-browser compatibility. However,
at the time of this writing it works in the major browsers for PC. This is
basically a browser exploit since it is missing a colspan tag around the back
button.
The XML compliant HTML code that will submit the next button when the
respondent hits enter should be placed in the template:
One option that can help is to limit the number of tables that populate
at one time. This can be done by replacing your tDoc.Populate statement
with the example below. This does not completely solve the problem for
alall jobs, but I have found that it has made a difference for jobs
that are right on the edge of being able to run all at once or need to
be split. Note: I usually start by setting it to 10 at a time, but if
you still can't run all tables you can even try lowering it to 3. Keep
in mind also that closing additional programs (especially Excel) will
always help.
Dim iMaxPopTableNumber
iMaxPopTableNumber = 10
If iMaxPopTableNumber = 0 Then
TDocument.Populate()
Else
Dim oPopTable
Dim iPopTableNum
Dim strPopTableNames
iPopTableNum=0
strPopTableNames = ""
For Each oPopTable in TDocument.Tables
iPopTableNum = iPopTableNum + 1
If iPopTableNum = 1 Then
strPopTableNames = oPopTable.Name
Else
strPopTableNames = strPopTableNames + "," +
oPopTable.Name
End If
If iPopTableNum >= iMaxPopTableNumber Then
TDocument.Populate(strPopTableNames)
iPopTableNum = 0
strPopTableNames = ""
End If
Next
If iPopTableNum > 0 Then
TDocument.Populate(strPopTableNames)
iPopTableNum = 0
strPopTableNames = ""
End If
End IF
--- In NADUG@yahoogroups.com, "dancing_lake" <chewygold@...> wrote:
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Just wondering if anyone else has found the need to split mrs script
> runs during excel exports into several smaller runs that are pasted
> together on the back-end to avoid the 'unknown excel error' messages?
>
> If so, have you found any better solution besides creating smaller
mrs
> script runs and pasting together excel export files on the back-end?
>
> And, if you have, can you point me in the right direction?
>
> Thanks!
>
Thanks for the info sent to this list and directly – I was
looking for more of a gut check and an effort to get info that I can pass
around internally.
After reviewing all the info out there, reading all the earnings
call transcripts, etc….It is clear to me that SPSS is entirely stable,
without question.
I think it is more of an internal religious war going on with my
company. People rehashing old news from 2001 b/c they don’t
want to switch away from software they already use or have invested heavily in.
It is like Pepsi vs. Coke… or Apple vs. MSFT ….or Mets
vs. Yankees. Everyone has a favorite.
I’ve talked to a lot of people recently that are switching
from confirmit to mrinterview due to what’s going on over there. I
suspect they’ll be going through what SPSS did several years ago (ISE) as
they try to consolidate different codebases, etc. It would seem to me
that they’ll be distracted for a while as they rewrite the pulsetrain
code from scratch and figure out a multi-mode strategy.
Again, thanks for all the information, it was very helpful!
Best,
-David
From:
NADUG@yahoogroups.com [mailto:NADUG@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of manishkarve Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 12:12 PM To: NADUG@yahoogroups.com Subject: [NADUG] Re: who uses Dimensions?
Hi everyone
If you want to include fieldwork and MR operations companies, there
is UGam International (based in London and India) who is using
Dimensions and Dimensions CATI.
Regards
--- In NADUG@yahoogroups.com, "Zotter,
E. David" <david@...> wrote:
>
> Basically, I can't get a straight answer from SPSS. Apparently
they haven't conveyed this information successfully on their own b/c
too many people within GfK are asking questions like:
>
> "But isn't everyone switching to confirmit b/c SPSS is going
under?".....
> "Does anyone actually use Dimensions these days?".....
> "SPSS never delivers! How will I know they'll deliver?"
>
>
> I'm not a salesperson for SPSS.
>
> I figured it was worth understanding which MR companies are
actually using the software for my own sanity....
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> From: NADUG@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:NADUG@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Thomas Subias
> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 2:27 PM
> To: NADUG@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [NADUG] Re: who uses Dimensions?
>
>
> Are you looking at all companies, or just those in MR?
>
> My company (Knowledge Networks) uses Dimensions. I also suggest
> checking the recent Directions agendas for Survey Research
presenters.
>
> --- In NADUG@yahoogroups.com<mailto:NADUG%
40yahoogroups.com>, "Zotter, E. David" <david@> wrote:
> >
> > Certainly there must be more? ..... here is the consolidated
> list so far:
> >
> > Kantar
> > Synovate
> > GfK US, UK, and several other countries ...(though, some of our
> European colleagues use confirmit and other technologies also)
> > Libermann
> > Burke
> > ORC
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > From: NADUG@yahoogroups.com<mailto:NADUG%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:NADUG@yahoogroups.com<mailto:NADUG%40yahoogroups.com>]
On
> Behalf Of Jeff Thompson
> > Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 5:55 PM
> > To: NADUG@yahoogroups.com<mailto:NADUG%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: [NADUG] Re: who uses Dimensions?
> >
> >
> > Burke
> > ORC
> >
>
We are on version 4.0 and have seen this before as well as where
characters at the end of very long lines become 'hidden' by the
editor. The way I tend to fix it is to increase the font size and
that fixes the ability to scroll to the end and see the full set of
characters.
We also have noticed not being able to scroll to the end of the entire
metadata section with certain fonts. They have fixed this in 5.5 I
guess.
--- In NADUG@yahoogroups.com, "Zabi" <zsalauddin@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Group,
>
> I am facing a strange problem in my metadata window, while viewing my
> syntax i cannot NAVIGATE to the end of the line of a code. For this i
> am using SHIFT + END or END only, but i can scroll thru with mouse but
> not happening with keyboard....
>
> It seems to be a peculiar problem, please let me know what shall be
> done, if someone has faced the similar issue..
>
> Thanks,
> Zabi
>
Hi Group,
I am facing a strange problem in my metadata window, while viewing my
syntax i cannot NAVIGATE to the end of the line of a code. For this i
am using SHIFT + END or END only, but i can scroll thru with mouse but
not happening with keyboard....
It seems to be a peculiar problem, please let me know what shall be
done, if someone has faced the similar issue..
Thanks,
Zabi
Hi,
Most of my time is spent in DMOM and TOM, but I have heard there is a
bug in the IOM that has yet to be resolved.
--- In NADUG@yahoogroups.com, "Thomas Subias" <tsubias@...> wrote:
>
> I wanted to check if any Dimensions users--specifically those doing
> web programming in mrStudio--have noticed misbehaviors with Dimensions
> randomization.
>
> Our experience has been that, in more complex designs, Dimensions
> randomization can yield correlated values. It requires a good deal of
> work & alternate solutions to disassociate the variables.
>
> Has anyone else encountered this issue?
>
Yes, you will yield correlated results based on metadata randomization. SPSS uses a random seed value AND the number of responses in the question to generate the random order. When utilizing ordering in the metadata, mrInterview randomizes all items with the initial random seed value (DataCollection.SeedValue), thus all questions with the same number of responses will have the some position ordering.
However, according to the DDL this should not be happening. The DDL states there are two possible randomization scenarios which can be achieved in the metadata. One is to keep the same random order for all questions which use the same list by placing the ordering on the shared list.
The other is to change the order of the responses in each question by placing the ordering at the question level. However, as you have experienced it doesn't matter how you achieve your ordering in the metadata all responses show up in the same position order for questions who have an identical number of responses.
The way to get around this is to do your randomizing in the routing (which I prefer not to do for several reasons). This works because each time a function or ordering which utilizes the seed value is executed, mrInterview generates a new seed value for the next function. This results in unique randomizations even across questions which contain same number of responses.
However, be careful as there is a situation where if you randomize the responses to a grid in the routing and ask the grid on one page, mrInterview randomizes EVERY row and therefore the options for each row do NOT correlate to the option text
at the header column (resulting in garbage data which when reviewed will be flat).
----- Original Message ---- From: Thomas Subias <tsubias@...> To: NADUG@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 1:04:34 PM Subject: [NADUG] Dimensions Randomization
I wanted to check if any Dimensions users--specifically those doing
web programming in mrStudio--have noticed misbehaviors with Dimensions
randomization.
Our experience has been that, in more complex designs, Dimensions
randomization can yield correlated values. It requires a good deal of
work & alternate solutions to disassociate the variables.
I wanted to check if any Dimensions users--specifically those doing
web programming in mrStudio--have noticed misbehaviors with Dimensions
randomization.
Our experience has been that, in more complex designs, Dimensions
randomization can yield correlated values. It requires a good deal of
work & alternate solutions to disassociate the variables.
Has anyone else encountered this issue?
If someone is thinks SPSS is going under, I'd take what they say with
a grain of salt. They should look at SPSS stock performance and Q1
2008 earnings.
--- In NADUG@yahoogroups.com, "dancing_lake" <chewygold@...> wrote:
>
> Is SPSS going under? I haven't heard of anything like that here.
>
> --- In NADUG@yahoogroups.com, "Zotter, E. David" <david@> wrote:
> >
> > Basically, I can't get a straight answer from SPSS. Apparently
> they haven't conveyed this information successfully on their own b/c
> too many people within GfK are asking questions like:
> >
> > "But isn't everyone switching to confirmit b/c SPSS is going
> under?".....
> > "Does anyone actually use Dimensions these days?".....
> > "SPSS never delivers! How will I know they'll deliver?"
> >
> >
> > I'm not a salesperson for SPSS.
> >
> > I figured it was worth understanding which MR companies are
> actually using the software for my own sanity....
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > From: NADUG@yahoogroups.com [mailto:NADUG@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of Thomas Subias
> > Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 2:27 PM
> > To: NADUG@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [NADUG] Re: who uses Dimensions?
> >
> >
> > Are you looking at all companies, or just those in MR?
> >
> > My company (Knowledge Networks) uses Dimensions. I also suggest
> > checking the recent Directions agendas for Survey Research
> presenters.
> >
> > --- In NADUG@yahoogroups.com<mailto:NADUG%
> 40yahoogroups.com>, "Zotter, E. David" <david@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Certainly there must be more? ..... here is the consolidated
> > list so far:
> > >
> > > Kantar
> > > Synovate
> > > GfK US, UK, and several other countries ...(though, some of our
> > European colleagues use confirmit and other technologies also)
> > > Libermann
> > > Burke
> > > ORC
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > From: NADUG@yahoogroups.com<mailto:NADUG%40yahoogroups.com>
> [mailto:NADUG@yahoogroups.com<mailto:NADUG%40yahoogroups.com>] On
> > Behalf Of Jeff Thompson
> > > Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 5:55 PM
> > > To: NADUG@yahoogroups.com<mailto:NADUG%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > Subject: [NADUG] Re: who uses Dimensions?
> > >
> > >
> > > Burke
> > > ORC
> > >
> >
>
Is SPSS going under? I haven't heard of anything like that here.
--- In NADUG@yahoogroups.com, "Zotter, E. David" <david@...> wrote:
>
> Basically, I can't get a straight answer from SPSS. Apparently
they haven't conveyed this information successfully on their own b/c
too many people within GfK are asking questions like:
>
> "But isn't everyone switching to confirmit b/c SPSS is going
under?".....
> "Does anyone actually use Dimensions these days?".....
> "SPSS never delivers! How will I know they'll deliver?"
>
>
> I'm not a salesperson for SPSS.
>
> I figured it was worth understanding which MR companies are
actually using the software for my own sanity....
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> From: NADUG@yahoogroups.com [mailto:NADUG@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Thomas Subias
> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 2:27 PM
> To: NADUG@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [NADUG] Re: who uses Dimensions?
>
>
> Are you looking at all companies, or just those in MR?
>
> My company (Knowledge Networks) uses Dimensions. I also suggest
> checking the recent Directions agendas for Survey Research
presenters.
>
> --- In NADUG@yahoogroups.com<mailto:NADUG%
40yahoogroups.com>, "Zotter, E. David" <david@> wrote:
> >
> > Certainly there must be more? ..... here is the consolidated
> list so far:
> >
> > Kantar
> > Synovate
> > GfK US, UK, and several other countries ...(though, some of our
> European colleagues use confirmit and other technologies also)
> > Libermann
> > Burke
> > ORC
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > From: NADUG@yahoogroups.com<mailto:NADUG%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:NADUG@yahoogroups.com<mailto:NADUG%40yahoogroups.com>] On
> Behalf Of Jeff Thompson
> > Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 5:55 PM
> > To: NADUG@yahoogroups.com<mailto:NADUG%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: [NADUG] Re: who uses Dimensions?
> >
> >
> > Burke
> > ORC
> >
>
Hi everyone
If you want to include fieldwork and MR operations companies, there
is UGam International (based in London and India) who is using
Dimensions and Dimensions CATI.
Regards
--- In NADUG@yahoogroups.com, "Zotter, E. David" <david@...> wrote:
>
> Basically, I can't get a straight answer from SPSS. Apparently
they haven't conveyed this information successfully on their own b/c
too many people within GfK are asking questions like:
>
> "But isn't everyone switching to confirmit b/c SPSS is going
under?".....
> "Does anyone actually use Dimensions these days?".....
> "SPSS never delivers! How will I know they'll deliver?"
>
>
> I'm not a salesperson for SPSS.
>
> I figured it was worth understanding which MR companies are
actually using the software for my own sanity....
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> From: NADUG@yahoogroups.com [mailto:NADUG@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Thomas Subias
> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 2:27 PM
> To: NADUG@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [NADUG] Re: who uses Dimensions?
>
>
> Are you looking at all companies, or just those in MR?
>
> My company (Knowledge Networks) uses Dimensions. I also suggest
> checking the recent Directions agendas for Survey Research
presenters.
>
> --- In NADUG@yahoogroups.com<mailto:NADUG%
40yahoogroups.com>, "Zotter, E. David" <david@> wrote:
> >
> > Certainly there must be more? ..... here is the consolidated
> list so far:
> >
> > Kantar
> > Synovate
> > GfK US, UK, and several other countries ...(though, some of our
> European colleagues use confirmit and other technologies also)
> > Libermann
> > Burke
> > ORC
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > From: NADUG@yahoogroups.com<mailto:NADUG%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:NADUG@yahoogroups.com<mailto:NADUG%40yahoogroups.com>] On
> Behalf Of Jeff Thompson
> > Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 5:55 PM
> > To: NADUG@yahoogroups.com<mailto:NADUG%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: [NADUG] Re: who uses Dimensions?
> >
> >
> > Burke
> > ORC
> >
>
Basically, I can’t get a straight answer from SPSS. Apparently
they haven’t conveyed this information successfully on their own b/c too many
people within GfK are asking questions like:
“But isn’t everyone switching to confirmit b/c SPSS is going under?”…..
“Does anyone actually use Dimensions these days?”…..
“SPSS never delivers! How will I know they’ll deliver?”
I’m not a salesperson for SPSS.
I figured it was worth understanding which MR companies are
actually using the software for my own sanity….
From:
NADUG@yahoogroups.com [mailto:NADUG@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Thomas
Subias Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 2:27 PM To: NADUG@yahoogroups.com Subject: [NADUG] Re: who uses Dimensions?
Are you looking at all companies, or just those
in MR?
My company (Knowledge Networks) uses Dimensions. I also suggest
checking the recent Directions agendas for Survey Research presenters.
--- In NADUG@yahoogroups.com,
"Zotter, E. David" <david@...> wrote:
>
> Certainly there must be more? ..... here is the consolidated
list so far:
>
> Kantar
> Synovate
> GfK US, UK, and several other countries ...(though, some of our
European colleagues use confirmit and other technologies also)
> Libermann
> Burke
> ORC
>
>
>
>
> From: NADUG@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:NADUG@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Jeff Thompson
> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 5:55 PM
> To: NADUG@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [NADUG] Re: who uses Dimensions?
>
>
> Burke
> ORC
>
Are you looking at all companies, or just those in MR?
My company (Knowledge Networks) uses Dimensions. I also suggest
checking the recent Directions agendas for Survey Research presenters.
--- In NADUG@yahoogroups.com, "Zotter, E. David" <david@...> wrote:
>
> Certainly there must be more? ..... here is the consolidated
list so far:
>
> Kantar
> Synovate
> GfK US, UK, and several other countries ...(though, some of our
European colleagues use confirmit and other technologies also)
> Libermann
> Burke
> ORC
>
>
>
>
> From: NADUG@yahoogroups.com [mailto:NADUG@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Jeff Thompson
> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 5:55 PM
> To: NADUG@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [NADUG] Re: who uses Dimensions?
>
>
> Burke
> ORC
>
--- In NADUG@yahoogroups.com, "Zotter, E. David" <david@...> wrote:
>
> I heard they were only using it in small amounts..... but mainly
focused on confirmit. Anyone know for sure?
>
> From: NADUG@yahoogroups.com [mailto:NADUG@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of christian.super
> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 2:21 PM
> To: NADUG@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [NADUG] Re: who uses Dimensions?
>
>
> What about TNS?
>
> --- In NADUG@yahoogroups.com<mailto:NADUG%40yahoogroups.com>, Vikas
Garg <vikas_garg82@> wrote:
> >
> > Hewitt Associates uses SPSS Dimensions
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: "Zotter, E. David" <david@>
> > To: "NADUG@yahoogroups.com<mailto:NADUG%40yahoogroups.com>"
<NADUG@yahoogroups.com<mailto:NADUG%40yahoogroups.com>>
> > Sent: Friday, June 6, 2008 7:19:52 PM
> > Subject: RE: [NADUG] Re: who uses Dimensions?
> >
> >
> > Certainly there must be more? ..... here is the consolidated list
> so far:
> >
> > Kantar
> > Synovate
> > GfK US, UK, and several other countries ...(though, some of our
> European colleagues use confirmit and other technologies also)
> > Libermann
> > Burke
> > ORC
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > From:NADUG@yahoogroups. com [mailto:NADUG@ yahoogroups. com] On
> Behalf Of Jeff Thompson
> > Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 5:55 PM
> > To: NADUG@yahoogroups. com
> > Subject: [NADUG] Re: who uses Dimensions?
> >
> > Burke
> > ORC
> >
>
i think i heard mrsi & directions have dabbled in it - not sure if
they still use it or not....
I heard they were only using it in small amounts….. but mainly
focused on confirmit. Anyone know for sure?
From:
NADUG@yahoogroups.com [mailto:NADUG@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of christian.super Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 2:21 PM To: NADUG@yahoogroups.com Subject: [NADUG] Re: who uses Dimensions?
What about TNS?
--- In NADUG@yahoogroups.com,
Vikas Garg <vikas_garg82@...> wrote:
>
> Hewitt Associates uses SPSS Dimensions
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: "Zotter, E. David" <david@...>
> To: "NADUG@yahoogroups.com"
<NADUG@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, June 6, 2008 7:19:52 PM
> Subject: RE: [NADUG] Re: who uses Dimensions?
>
>
> Certainly there must be more? ….. here is the consolidated list
so far:
>
> Kantar
> Synovate
> GfK US, UK, and several other countries …(though, some of our
European colleagues use confirmit and other technologies also)
> Libermann
> Burke
> ORC
>
>
>
>
> From:NADUG@yahoogroups. com [mailto:NADUG@ yahoogroups. com] On
Behalf Of Jeff Thompson
> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 5:55 PM
> To: NADUG@yahoogroups. com
> Subject: [NADUG] Re: who uses Dimensions?
>
> Burke
> ORC
>
What about TNS?
--- In NADUG@yahoogroups.com, Vikas Garg <vikas_garg82@...> wrote:
>
> Hewitt Associates uses SPSS Dimensions
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: "Zotter, E. David" <david@...>
> To: "NADUG@yahoogroups.com" <NADUG@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, June 6, 2008 7:19:52 PM
> Subject: RE: [NADUG] Re: who uses Dimensions?
>
>
> Certainly there must be more? ….. here is the consolidated list
so far:
>
> Kantar
> Synovate
> GfK US, UK, and several other countries …(though, some of our
European colleagues use confirmit and other technologies also)
> Libermann
> Burke
> ORC
>
>
>
>
> From:NADUG@yahoogroups. com [mailto:NADUG@ yahoogroups. com] On
Behalf Of Jeff Thompson
> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 5:55 PM
> To: NADUG@yahoogroups. com
> Subject: [NADUG] Re: who uses Dimensions?
>
> Burke
> ORC
>
----- Original Message ---- From: "Zotter, E. David" <david@...> To: "NADUG@yahoogroups.com" <NADUG@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, June 6, 2008 7:19:52 PM Subject: RE: [NADUG] Re: who uses Dimensions?
Certainly there must be more? ….. here is the consolidated list so far:
Kantar
Synovate
GfK US, UK, and several other countries …(though, some of our European colleagues use confirmit and other technologies also)
Libermann
Burke ORC
From: NADUG@yahoogroups. com [mailto:NADUG@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Jeff Thompson Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 5:55 PM To: NADUG@yahoogroups. com Subject: [NADUG] Re: who uses Dimensions?
Certainly there must be more? ….. here is the consolidated
list so far:
Kantar
Synovate
GfK US, UK, and several other countries …(though, some of
our European colleagues use confirmit and other technologies also)
Libermann
Burke
ORC
From:
NADUG@yahoogroups.com [mailto:NADUG@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jeff
Thompson Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 5:55 PM To: NADUG@yahoogroups.com Subject: [NADUG] Re: who uses Dimensions?
Hi,
Just wondering if anyone else has found the need to split mrs script
runs during excel exports into several smaller runs that are pasted
together on the back-end to avoid the 'unknown excel error' messages?
If so, have you found any better solution besides creating smaller mrs
script runs and pasting together excel export files on the back-end?
And, if you have, can you point me in the right direction?
Thanks!
... okay, i am trying to export to excel. i have reduced the amount of
exporting tables from the maximum of 800+ to 6 tables at a time
(appending), but i still get the unknown excel message "not enough
storage space to populate".
c'mon. i have 4 gigs of ram .... i really need to find where the
hidden cache is... obviously, there is a shared component or a maximum
clipboard amount i am missing....
btw, i have outlook shut down and i am not running in safe mode - just
over my company's network.
if i reduce the appending tables export from six tables at a time to
three, the excel export works without issue.
any insights would be extremly helpful.
thanks!
--- In NADUG@yahoogroups.com, "dporton" <DouglasPorton@...> wrote:
>
> how did you go with this ? did it reslove your issues ?
>
Hi,
sorry it took so long... been busy
anyway. not using the annotations helps the export speed, but the
clipboard still ties up during the export process - and i can't copy
and paste anything.
i have found that by closing outlook or running in safe mode,i can run
larger mrs script files. otherwise i just have to split large runs up
or only populate s small number of tables at a time.