Opening and Executing the MODPROBE, INDIRECT, or SOBEL Scripts in SPSS for Windows
1. Request that SPSS open a Script file by selecting the “Script” file type under File ‐> Open
2. Select the script you would like to open. A script file will have a .sbs or a .wwd extension. In the
example below, there is only one script in the folder:
3. After selecting the file and clicking “Open” the script editor should open, as such:
4. With the data file you would like to analyze already open in SPSS, execute the entire script by
clicking the “play” button in the toolbar, hitting F5, or selecting “Run” under the “Macro” menu
item, as below