Convert an SPSS file to a SAS data set
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Overview
You have a couple of options for converting data from SPSS format into SAS format. From SAS, you can read SPSS files directly through the IMPORT procedure. You can also use SPSS to save data in SAS format.
The PROC IMPORT procedure
The following SAS program will read an SPSS file saved in the C:
directory and store it as a temporary file in the SAS WORK library:
PROC IMPORT
DATAFILE='c:\filename.sav'
OUT=work.newfilename
DBMS=SAV replace;
RUN;
To save the data as a SAS permanent file, replace work
in the OUT=
option with the name of a previously defined library.
The SPSS graphical interface
Open your data in SPSS. To create a SAS file, choose
, and then . Change "Save as type" to , and then choose .Get help
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