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The option then proceeds automatically. If an exact match is
found between an alternative and an import file record, LDW
updates the alternative. If no match is found, LDW appends a
new alternative.
Exporting Data From LDW
The File::Export option lets you save data for the current
alternatives to another file format. You can use the Export option
to export alternatives data to Microsoft Excel worksheet files, to
dBASE III Plus (.DBF) files, and to comma and tab delimited files.
The exported data can be either the measure levels or the utilities
for each measure and goal (for the active preference set) for each
alternative. Note that LDW will export any probabilistic levels as
their certainty equivalents. LDW will also export measure
categories automatically.
You can also export a working version of the utility functions in
the active preference set to Excel.
When you select the Export option, LDW shows you the dialog
box in Figure 8-57.
Figure 8-59. Dialog box for File::Export option.
In this dialog box, the list at the top contains the export formats
available. These are currently the same types described for the
File::Import option above. The radio buttons at the bottom of the
dialog box let you select either measure levels, utilities or the
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