FAQ/compute22013-03-08 10:17:19localhostconverted to 1.6 markup12010-03-17 16:02:23PeterWatsonFile definition error messages in SPSSIf you get something like the below in the SPSS output window Error # 100. Command name: COMPUTE
> >This command is not permitted before the beginning of file definition
> >commands.
> >This command not executed”.]]>simply either open a data file or manually insert a data point e.g. a '1' in the upper left corner cell in the empty spreadsheet .sav file. SPSS will only run syntax if there is at least one data point in its current spreadsheet file.