opening a compressed SAS file with SPSS

[Nomi-2]

Hello all,
I have encountered some SAS data files that must be compressed because
when I try opening them with SPSS I get the following message:

>Error # 7202. Command name: GET SAS
>Input dictionary read error.
>This command not executed.
Compressed SAS files are not supported


It opens fine with SAS but is there anyway to export the data?
Thanks,
Nomi

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[Richard Ristow]

At 02:29 AM 7/12/2010, Nomi wrote:

I have encountered some SAS data files that must be compressed because when I try opening them with SPSS I get the following message:

>Error # 7202. Command name: GET SAS
>Input dictionary read error.
>This command not executed.
Compressed SAS files are not supported

It opens fine with SAS but is there anyway to export the data?

It looks like you have access to SAS. If so, save the data as SAS transport files, and read those in SPSS.

I don't have SAS documentation with me, but I believe you create transport files by copying the datasets to a library declared with the XPORT option.
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[Ornelas, Fermin-2]

You could run a sas program and create an ascii file that could easily read into SPSS. I often do that.

Here is a little sample of how I create a flat file.

 

DATA _NULL_;

  SET out.maden_jun_10;

  FILE jun_10 N=PS NOTITLE;

  PUT @1   CAT             $2.

      @4   Denial_Reason   $34.

      @40  Code            $2.

      @42  jun10            6.

  ;

run ;

 

Fermin Ornelas, Ph.D.

 

From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Richard Ristow
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 2:51 PM
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Subject: Re: opening a compressed SAS file with SPSS

 

At 02:29 AM 7/12/2010, Nomi wrote:

I have encountered some SAS data files that must be compressed because when I try opening them with SPSS I get the following message:

>Error # 7202. Command name: GET SAS
>Input dictionary read error.
>This command not executed.
Compressed SAS files are not supported

It opens fine with SAS but is there anyway to export the data?

It looks like you have access to SAS. If so, save the data as SAS transport files, and read those in SPSS.

I don't have SAS documentation with me, but I believe you create transport files by copying the datasets to a library declared with the XPORT option.

 

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