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Minitab Chapter 7 Session Commands and Execs

Session Commands and Execs Overview. Session commands are the commands generated by Minitab when a menu command is issued. These commands are collectively referred to as Command Language and are stored in the History window.If session commands are used often it may be beneficial to enable command language in the Session window. This will let you see the session commands in the session window along with all other text output. You can also input session commands right in the session window..

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Minitab Chapter 7 Session Commands and Execs

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    1. Minitab Chapter 7 Session Commands and Execs Presented For IET603 Section 200 Dr. Ahmed Zargari by Rick Wagoner

    2. Session Commands and Execs Overview Session commands are the commands generated by Minitab when a menu command is issued. These commands are collectively referred to as Command Language and are stored in the History window. If session commands are used often it may be beneficial to enable command language in the Session window. This will let you see the session commands in the session window along with all other text output. You can also input session commands right in the session window.

    3. Executing Session Commands Session commands can be entered in two places in Minitab. The first is the Command Line Editor and the second is the Session Window. The Command Line Editor is more convenient for most users but experienced users get used to typing commands in the Session Window. To use the Command Line Editor you must select Edit and then Command Line Editor. Next you enter your commands and then click on Submit Commands. To repeat a block of commands choose Window and then History. Select the block of commands to repeat and then click Edit Copy. Once in the Command Line Editor press Ctrl-V and then click Submit Commands.

    4. Basic Rules for Typing Session Commands To properly enter command you must start by typing the main command followed by any arguments. When using subcommands you must end the main command with a semicolon which is followed by the subcommand and subcommand arguments. The very last line of the command should be ended with a period. Arguments can be variables, text strings, and numbers. Variables should enclosed in single quotation marks. Variable names and numbers are interchangeable. You specify a range of variables by using a hyphen between the first and last variable. You should enclose text strings in double quotes. Do not enclose numbers in quotes unless you wish it to appear as text. To specify a range of numbers, abbreviate the sequence by using a colon between the first and last number in the range.

    5. Using Execs Execs are a collection of commands that execute in sequence with input coming from the same location and output going to the same location from one execution to the next. To create an Exec you perform your initial analysis using menu and session commands as you prefer. Then from the History window you must select the desired session commands and choose Edit and then Copy. Next you must open a text editor and paste the selected text into the editor. This file must be saved as plain text (ASCII or TXT format). To used the Exec just created you must be in an open worksheet that contains the data the Exec will process. Now you should choose File Other Files and then Run an Exec. Next click Select File. Choose the proper directory and the file needed and then click Open. The Exec will run. An Exec will run once by default but you can choose to have it run many times.

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