The next step (editing the 'FILE=' line) is only necessary when you have selected a SPSS version without Python. If you selected the version for SPSS with the Python plugin / Essentials, just save the syntax and the data file in the same folder. If you use Python 3 you need to edit the syntax file: replace the line 'begin program.' with 'begin program PYTHON3.'. The full path will be automatically detected when you run the syntax.
The next step (editing the 'FILE=' line) is only necessary when you have selected a SPSS version without Python. If you selected the version for SPSS with the Python plugin / Essentials, just save the syntax and the data file in the same folder. If you use Python 3 you need to edit the syntax file: replace the line 'begin program.' with 'begin program PYTHON3.'. The full path will be automatically detected when you run the syntax.
The next step (editing the 'FILE=' line) is only necessary when you have selected a SPSS version without Python. If you selected the version for SPSS with the Python plugin / Essentials, just save the syntax and the data file in the same folder. If you use Python 3 you need to edit the syntax file: replace the line 'begin program.' with 'begin program PYTHON3.'. The full path will be automatically detected when you run the syntax.