Creation date: 05/28/98
Authored by: Karl Ho

Question:

How to convert an SPSS data set into SAS?

Answer:

SAS can read in SPSS data in portable file format.  The following SAS program specifies the SPSS engine to read in the portable file:

/* To define a library with SPSS engine pointing to the SPSS */
/* portable file */

libname spsfile spss 'c:\temp\sname.por';
data;
set spsfile.sname;
proc print;
run;


Before that, the SPSS file has to be saved in portable file format.  The following SPSS statement performs the task:

EXPORT OUTFILE='c:\sname.por'.

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Last updated: 01/18/06 by Karl Ho