Tab-Delimited Text Files (SAVE TRANSLATE command)

Variables in the active dataset become columns, and cases become rows in the text file.

• If you specify FIELDNAMES, variable names are written to the first row.
• To save value labels instead of data values, use the CELLS subcommand. See the topic CELLS Subcommand (SAVE TRANSLATE command) for more information.
• Use the TEXTOPTIONS subcommand to override the default decimal indicator or data value formatting. See the topic TEXTOPTIONS Subcommand (SAVE TRANSLATE command) for more information.
• System-missing values are translated to a blank space in text files.

Note: Tab characters embedded in string values are preserved as tab characters in the tab-delimited file. No distinction is made between tab characters embedded in values and tab characters that separate values.