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Re: Unable to extract data using select Utility Tool [message #4352 is a reply to message #4334]

Mon, 11 May 2015 10:31

Bridgette-DHS
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Registered: February 2013

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Using EGKR61FL.ZIP as our example:

Extract the .dat and the .sps files from the zip. Run the SELECT utility, select the variables of interest in the left panel, then click "GO" to create your new syntax file. Give it any name, e.g. newdata.sps. Open the newdata.sps in SPSS, and run it on the original .dat file: EGKR61FL.DAT. You might need to modify the path in line 1 of newdata.sps. This should create your new dataset.

Please note that EGKR61FL.DAT is the Hierarchical ASCII data (not a VLC Media Player file).

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		Unable to extract data using select Utility Tool By: ahmed on Fri, 08 May 2015 19:12
		Re: Unable to extract data using select Utility Tool By: Bridgette-DHS on Mon, 11 May 2015 10:31
		Re: Unable to extract data using select Utility Tool By: ahmed on Sat, 16 May 2015 15:57
		Re: Unable to extract data using select Utility Tool By: Bridgette-DHS on Mon, 18 May 2015 12:56

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