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SPSS® 12.0 Command Syntax Reference

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636 GET TRANSLATE<br />

Overview<br />

Options<br />

GET TRANSLATE creates a working data file from files produced by other software applications.<br />

Supported formats are 1-2-3, Symphony, Multiplan, Excel, dBASE II, dBASE III,<br />

dBASE IV, and tab-delimited ASCII files.<br />

Variable Subsets. You can use the DROP and KEEP subcommands to specify variables to omit<br />

or retain in the resulting working data file.<br />

Variable Names. You can rename variables as they are translated using the RENAME subcommand.<br />

Variable Map. To confirm the names and order of the variables in the working data file, use<br />

the MAP subcommand. MAP displays the variables in the working data file and their corresponding<br />

names in the other application.<br />

Spreadsheet Files. You can use the RANGE subcommand to translate a subset of cells from a<br />

spreadsheet file. You can use the FIELDNAMES subcommand to translate field names in the<br />

spreadsheet file to variable names.<br />

Basic Specification<br />

• The basic specification is FILE with a file specification enclosed in apostrophes.<br />

• If the file’s extension is not the default for the type of file you are reading, TYPE must also<br />

be specified.<br />

Subcommand Order<br />

Subcommands can be named in any order.<br />

Operations<br />

GET TRANSLATE replaces an existing working data file.<br />

Spreadsheets<br />

A spreadsheet file suitable for this program should be arranged so that each row represents a<br />

case and each column a variable.<br />

• By default, the new working data file contains all rows and up to 256 columns from Lotus<br />

1-2-3, Symphony, or Excel, or up to 255 columns from Multiplan.<br />

• By default, GET TRANSLATE uses the column letters as variable names in the working<br />

data file.

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