FILE Subcommand (GET command)

FILE specifies the IBM® SPSS® Statistics data file to be read. FILE is required and can be specified only once. It must be the first specification on GET.

LOCK Keyword

The LOCK keyword only applies when opening a file from a IBM SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services Repository. It specifies whether the file is locked (in the repository) when opened. Locking a file prevents other users from modifying it while you are working with it. Other users can open locked files but they cannot save them back to the repository. The lock is released when the file is closed or when the current session ends.

  • By default, files are opened as locked.
  • The LOCK keyword is ignored if the specified file does not reside in a IBM SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services Repository.

See the topic File Specifications for IBM SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services Repository Objects for more information.

PASSWORD Keyword

The PASSWORD keyword specifies the password required to open an encrypted IBM SPSS Statistics data file. The specified value must be enclosed in quotation marks and can be provided as encrypted or as plain text. Encrypted passwords are created when pasting command syntax from the Save Data As dialog. The PASSWORD keyword is ignored if the file is not encrypted.