

Thomas Lumley schrieb:

>On Tue, 11 Oct 2005, Knut Krueger wrote:
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>>I found a definition of the SPSS files.
>>http://www.wotsit.org/download.asp?f=spssdata
>>but they recommend to use the spss input/output dll to ensure upward
>>compatbility
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>"Well, they would say that, wouldn't they" (Rice-Davis 1963)
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>Unfortunately, that document is an old file format. It doesn't describe 
>record 7 subtype 13, which is where the long variable names live.
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What about using the SPSS input dll for those R users which would like to use their old SPSS files. Most universities here have SPSS licences and therefor the dll is available.
I did not found yet any copyright notice on the developer part of the SPSS CD. Maybe the DLL is usable with the own program without the SPSS Licence. I will look for that if using the I/O dll is possible with R.
All necessary C codes are delivered with the developer kit on the SPSS CD.

Regards Knut


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