Problems with SPSS 22

I have exactly the same problem with SPSS 21. Like Jeamoros, I used to do the Terminal command trick when I had Mavericks, but it no longer works with Yosemite.

The funny thing is that I have three Macs (2008 Macbook Pro, 2009 iMac, and 2013 iMac). I installed Yosemite in all three. SPSS 21 still works on 2009 iMac, but doesn't work on 2008 Macbook Pro and 2013 iMac. I have no idea why the oldest machine and the newest machine fail to work, while the intermediate one does, when they are all running the identical OS (10.10).

Any ideas or suggestions will be appreciated.

Lyn Murdock

When I try to open SPSS 21 within a Terminal, this is the error message that I get:

java.lang.NullPointerException

at com.spss.java_client.core.server.RemoteServerComm.localLogon(Unknown Source)

at com.spss.java_client.core.server.DataServerProxy.connect(Unknown Source)

at com.spss.java_client.core.common.LogonMgr.logon(Unknown Source)

at com.spss.java_client.core.common.LogonMgr.logon(Unknown Source)

at com.spss.java_client.core.documents.AppMgr.startLogonSequence(Unknown Source)

at com.spss.java_client.core.documents.AppMgr.runClient(Unknown Source)

at com.spss.java_client.core.common.Driver.main(Unknown Source)

at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)

at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)

at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.ja va:25)

at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)

at apple.launcher.LaunchRunner.run(LaunchRunner.java:116)

at apple.launcher.LaunchRunner.callMain(LaunchRunner.java:51)

at apple.launcher.JavaApplicationLauncher.launch(JavaApplicationLauncher.java:52)

I'd appreciate it if someone can decipher it. Thanks.

https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21507587

So, it mean that you have already tried IBM's advice and it did not work?

1. Download and re-install Apple Java 6

- After the Mac OSX upgrade is finished, Apple Java 6 may no longer exists on your upgraded system. - If you then launch Statistics 22 which is an application that relies on Java 6, the Mac OS pops up a dialog box stating Java 6 was requested, but none is present.

- The Java dialog has a "More Info" button, which when clicked opens a browser to an Apple Tech Support page for Apple Java 2014-001. A download link is provided:

http://support.apple.com/kb/dl1572

- You must click on the download link and a DMG containing the Java 6 installer is downloaded.

- Then you must open the Java DMG, then double click on the Java installer, follow the prompts and complete the installation of Java 6.

2. Re-license Statistics 22

- IBM SPSS Statistics use Safenet Sentinel technology for licensing. Safenet writes hidden data somewhere on-disc for keeping track of licensing data.

- The OS X 10.10 upgrade process erases that hidden data. Attempting to run Statistics produces a licensing error and a previous installed Statistics 22 does not start/run properly.

- As a solution you will need to Re-run the SPSS License Authorization Wizard, enter your authorization code again and complete the licensing procedure.

- A previous installed Statistics 22 on 10.9 should run again normally after the OS X upgrade to Yosemite 10.10.

May be you should not update your java, try reinstall java 6.

Java for OS X 2014-001

I hope it will work for you, as I dare not to upgrade to Yosemite unless SPSS 22 can work on my machine.😝

I've tried all of these, and it still didn't work on the latest (2013) iMac. As I said before, I have no problems with older machines.

Yes, I've done this as well. In fact, I don't have any other versions of Java except for Java for OS X 2014-001. Still no dice.

Hi Lyn

Maybe your situation is different from that of jeamoros, I read IBM's notice, your SPSS 21 is not supported on Mavericks or Yosemite.

Current releases 21 and 22:

- IBM SPSS Statistics 21 release is supported on Apple Macintosh OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard), 10.7 (Lion), and 10.8 (Mountain Lion) with Intel processor.

- IBM SPSS Statistics 22 release is supported on Apple Macintosh OS X 10.7 (Lion) and 10.8 (Mountain Lion) with Intel processor.

- IBM SPSS Statistics 22 is NOT supported for Apple Macintosh OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard).

- Please also note:IBM SPSS Statistics 22 was developed and released prior to Apple's release of OS X 10.9 (Mavericks). However, as per SPSS Product Management Statistics 22 can be installed on Mac OSX 10.9 if you install Apple Java SE 6 (1.6.0_65) on OS X 10.9 first before you install Statistics 22. Please seehttp://support.apple.com/kb/dl1572 for download.

- On Thursday, October 16th 2014, Apple released the latest Mac OS X: 10.10 (Yosemite). Although Statistics 22 was released prior to Apple Mac OS X 10.10. Statistics 22 can run on this OS.

Yes, I know that the IBM notice you quote appears to suggest (although it does not state definitely) that SPSS 21 is not supported on Yosemite. However, as I mentioned before, SPSS 21 runs on my two older machines with Yosemite (2008 PBP and 2009 iMac). It's only on the 2013 iMac, also running Yosemite, that I cannot run SPSS 21. So the problem is not with Yosemite per se, but it has something to do with something that I have (or don't have) on my 2013 iMac.

I c. It is really complicated in your case. IBM did not explicitly spell out the compatibility of SPSS 21 really mean something...maybe hopeful, but not easy to crack.😝

I have problem installing SPSS 22 on my Macbook Pro running OS 10.10.1. It asks for Java SE 6 ..., but I installed Jave 8u25, and it should a better option since it is the most recent update for Java. I noticed that some other people also encountered with the same problem installing Photoshop, etc. Does anyone know a solution?

I have the same problem as Avanab, I have tried re-installing SPSS 22 and Java SE 6 but they both won't work. Every time I click on SPSS, the icon bounces up and down and forces quit itself. There's no error message that shows up or anything so I don't know how to figure out what's wrong, I really need it to work soon :/

I could solve The problem By installing the following package and it works.

Java for OS X 2014-001

Might have been a fluke, but after installing Java 6, Java 8, reinstalling SPSS 22 twice... the only thing that worked for me was using AppCleaner (yeah, I know) to remove the 'saved state' data. After that SPSS still bounced in the dock a few more times than you'd expect, but then it started. First time in a month. Fingers crossed...

I want to try your solution and have downloaded AppCleaner app v.2.2.3. But I cannot find the option to "remove saved state data" anywhere. Could you please explain how to do it? Thanks.