Overview (OUTPUT EXPORT command)

The OUTPUT EXPORT command exports output from an open Viewer document to an external file format. By default, the contents of the designated Viewer document are exported, but a different Viewer document can be specified by name.

Options

Options include:

  • Export output in Word, Excel, HTML, PDF, PowerPoint, and text format.
  • Export all items or only visible items.
  • Export graphics only.

Basic Specification

The basic specification is the OUTPUT EXPORT command, followed by one of the document type subcommands with the DOCUMENTFILE keyword or by one of the image type subcommands with the IMAGEROOT keyword.

Syntax Rules

  • The command name, subcommand names, and all keywords must be spelled in full. (Abbreviation is not allowed.)
  • Each subcommand must be preceded by a forward slash.
  • Equals signs shown in the syntax diagram are required elements.
  • Subcommands can be specified in any order.
  • Each subcommand can be specified only once.
  • Each subcommand must be followed by at least one keyword specification.
  • Within a subcommand, each keyword can be specified only once.

Operations

By default, the contents of the designated Viewer document are exported. The designated Viewer document is the one most recently opened (by OUTPUT NEW or OUTPUT OPEN, or from the menus and dialogs), or explicitly designated (by OUTPUT ACTIVATE or by selecting Designate Window from the Utilities menu).

To export an open Viewer document other than the designated one, use the NAME keyword. See the topic NAME Keyword (OUTPUT EXPORT Command) for more information.

Limitations

  • Export of selected Viewer items is not supported in OUTPUT EXPORT. You can only export all items or all visible items. To export selected items, use the Export Output dialog.
  • Exporting to PowerPoint (*.ppt) format is supported only on Windows operating systems that have PowerPoint installed.
  • EMF graphic format is available only on Windows operating systems.
  • OUTPUT EXPORT is not supported in the IBM® SPSS® Statistics Batch Facility (available with IBM SPSS Statistics Server). To export output created in the Batch Facility, use OMS.