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NAME
     SPSSB - A batch processing utility that  runs  SPSS  command
     syntax files and produces SPSS output.

SYNOPSIS
     SPSSB  [-f inputfile] [-t text|html] [- hide] [-show] [-nfc]
     [-nl]  [-drop] [-keep] [-pb] [-t] [-n] [-rs] [-cs] [-LC_ALL]
     [-language]>

DESCRIPTION
     SPSSB is intended for automated production of SPSS  reports.
     Input  is expected to be a text file that contains SPSS com-
     mand syntax. If the -f switch and the filename are  present,
     SPSSB  runs  in batch mode and processes the commands in the
     command syntax file. If the -f switch is absent, SPSSB  runs
     in  interactive  mode,  prompting  the user to enter command
     syntax  one  line  at  a  time.   Batch  output  is  usually
     redirected  to  a file named by the user. Interactive output
     is displayed on the terminal.

OPTIONS
     The following options are supported.

     -f inputfile
          Name of the command syntax  file  to  be  processed  in
          batch  mode.  Only  one  filename is allowed. If the -f
          switch is omitted, SPSSB will run in interactive mode.

     -type text|html
          Type of output, text or html. Note: XML output is  pro-
          duced but is for internal use only.

     -hide item(s)
          Do not produce the listed output item(s). Output  items
          are:  L  W  N  E  G P T. See the SPSSB User's Guide for
          details.

     -show item(s)
          Produce the listed output items(s). Output items are: L
          W N E G P T. See the SPSSB User's Guide for details.

     -nfc Do not produce table footnotes and  captions  in  batch
          output. Omit to get footnotes and captions.

     -nl  Do not produce all table layers (produce the top  layer
          only) in batch output. Omit to get all layers.

     -drop name(s)
          Do not produce the listed table(s).  Use  table  autos-
          cript names. See the SPSSB User's Guide for details.

     -keep name(s)
          Produce the listed tables. Use table autoscript  names.
          See the SPSSB User's Guide for details.

     -pb  Produce page breaks in batch text output. Omit  for  no
          page breaks.

     -t   Produce tab-separated batch text output.  Omit  to  get
          space-separated output.

     -n N Restrict  column  width  to  N  characters  in   space-
          separated  batch  output.  Omit for automatic sizing of
          column width.

     -rs C
          Use character C as the  row  separator  for  tables  in
          space  separated batch output. Enclose the character in
          quotation marks. Omit to  use  the  default  underscore
          character.

     -cs C
          Use character C as the column separator for  tables  in
          space  separated batch output. Enclose the character in
          quotation marks. Omit to use the default bar character.

     -LC_ALL locale
          Specifies the locale that SPSSB should use when produc-
          ing  output.  Omit to use the server computer's default
          locale.

     -language de|en|es|fr|it|ja|ko|pl|zh_tw
          Specifies the language that SPSSB should use when  pro-
          ducing error messages and other output.  You can choose
          from languages available in the  /bin  subdirectory  of
          the  SPSS  Server  installation  directory. Omit to use
          English.  Note:  Currently  only  Windows  encoding  is
          available.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
     SPSSB requires environment variables to be defined.  A  con-
     venient  way  to  set  the environment variables and execute
     SPSSB is to use a script. A script that does that, spssb, is
     included in the /bin subdirectory of the SPSS Server instal-
     lation directory. If SPSS  Server  isn't  installed  in  the
     default  location,  the system administrator should edit the
     script and define SPSS_HOME.
     The required environment variables are:

     SPSS_HOME
          The installation directory of SPSS Server.

     LD_LIBRARY_PATH
          On Solaris, the /lib subdirectory in  the  SPSS  Server
          installation directory.

     LIBPATH
          On AIX, the /lib subdirectory in the SPSS  Server  ins-
          tallation directory.

EXAMPLES
     All examples are written using the spssb  start  up  script.
     The script passes the command line switches to SPSSB.

     Batch text output.
          Submit a command syntax file to SPSSB to  be  processed
          in batch mode and redirect output to a file:
          spssb -f tables.sps >tables.txt

     Batch HTML output.
          Submit a command syntax file to SPSSB to  be  processed
          in  batch  mode, specify HTML, and redirect output to a
          file:
          spssb -f tables.sps -type html >tables.htm

     Interactive mode.
          To run SPSSB interactively, start it  with  no  command
          line parameters:
          spssb

     Batch tab-separated text output.
          Use the -t switch:
          spssb -f tables.sps -t >tables.txt

     Custom separators for text tables.
          For example, to use blank as the row separator and plus
          as the column separator for tables in text output:
          spssb -f tables.sps -rs " " -cs "+" >tables.txt

     Suppress all output items except pivot
          Use the -show and -hide switches:
          spssb -f tables.sps -show P -hide LWNEGT >tables.txt

     Produce only Regression ANOVA tables.
          Use the -keep switch:
          spssb -f regr.sps -keep Regression_Table_ANOVA

URL
     The    SPSS    Inc.    home    page    is    currently    at
     http://www.spss.com/.

COPYRIGHT
     Distributed with permission from SPSS Inc.  Please  see  the
     title  page of the SPSSB User's Guide for copyright informa-
     tion.