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Kunal

Create .sav file from .mdd file

How can we create .sav file from .mdd file

Rick Oliver-3

Re: Create .sav file from .mdd file

Why do you want to do this?

An MDD file is metadata definition file. It does not contain case data. Do you want to generate an SPSS data dictionary from the MDD file?

This may provide some useful information:

http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/spssstat/v22r0m0/topic/com.ibm.spss.statistics.help/spss/base/idh_dimensions_data_connection.htm?resultof=%22%6d%64%64%22%20

Rick Oliver
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IBM Business Analytics (SPSS)
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From: Kunal <[hidden email]>
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Date: 11/08/2013 01:47 PM
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Kunal

Re: Create .sav file from .mdd file

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Thanks Rick for the link!

I am looking into it

I was just researching about this and I just want to know as SPSS data contains data as per the survey,mdd files does not contain the same and could you please elaborate on Do you want to generate an SPSS data dictionary from the MDD file?

Rick Oliver-3

Re: Create .sav file from .mdd file

An SPSS Statistics data file contains data and metadata that defines the data. This is the data dictionary. The attributes you see on Variable View -- variable names, labels, value labels, missing values, etc. -- are contained in the dictionary.

SPSS Data Collection files typically store the metadata and the case data in separate files. An MDD file is a metadata file.

Rick Oliver
Senior Information Developer
IBM Business Analytics (SPSS)
E-mail: [hidden email]

From: Kunal <[hidden email]>
To: [hidden email],
Date: 11/08/2013 02:15 PM
Subject: Re: Create .sav file from .mdd file
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Thanks Rick for the link! I am just reviwing it. I was just researching about this and I just want to know as SPSS data contains data as per the survey,mdd files does not contain the same and could you please elaborate on Do you want to generate an SPSS data dictionary from the MDD file? -- View this message in context:http://spssx-discussion.1045642.n5.nabble.com/Create-sav-file-from-mdd-file-tp5722952p5722954.htmlSent from the SPSSX Discussion mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ===================== To manage your subscription to SPSSX-L, send a message to [hidden email] (not to SPSSX-L), with no body text except the command. To leave the list, send the command SIGNOFF SPSSX-L For a list of commands to manage subscriptions, send the command INFO REFCARD