OUTFILE Subcommand (ORTHOPLAN command)

OUTFILE saves the orthogonal design to an external IBM® SPSS® Statistics data file or previously declared dataset. The only specification is a name for the output file. This specification can be a filename or a previously declared dataset name. Filenames should be enclosed in quotation marks and are stored in the working directory unless a path is included as part of the file specification. Datasets are available during the current session but are not available in subsequent sessions unless you explicitly save them as data files.

• By default, a new data file is not created. Any new variables that are specified on a FACTORS subcommand plus the variables STATUS_ and CARD_ are appended to the active dataset.
• The output data file contains variables STATUS_, CARD_, and any other variables that are specified on the FACTORS subcommand.
• The file that is created by OUTFILE can be used by other syntax commands, such as PLANCARDS and CONJOINT.
• If both OUTFILE and REPLACE are specified, REPLACE is ignored.