savSource Function (GPL)

Syntax

savSource(file("file path"))

Note: This function works with the IBM® SPSS® Statistics data file driver. You must have the driver installed and configured before using the function. The driver is available with the installation media for your product. You can also use the userSource function to read IBM SPSS Statistics data directly. See the topic userSource Function (GPL) for more information.

"file path". The absolute path to the SAV file. To ensure that the file is located correctly, this should be an absolute path. Backslashes must be escaped with another backslash (for example, C:\\data\\myfile.csv). You can also use forward slashes (for example, C:/data/myfile.csv).

Description

Reads the contents of a SAV data file for IBM SPSS Statistics. This function is used to assign the contents of the file to a data source.

Examples

Figure 1. Example: Reading a SAV file

SOURCE: mydata = savSource(file("/Data/Employee data.sav"))