GET

GET reads IBM® SPSS® Statistics data files.

GET FILE='file' [LOCK={YES**}] [PASSWORD='password']
                      {NO   }

 [/KEEP={ALL**  }] [/DROP=varlist] 
        {varlist}

 [/RENAME=(old varnames=new varnames)...]

 [/MAP]

**Default if the subcommand is omitted.

Syntax for the GET command can be generated from the Open File dialog.

Release History

Release 17.0

  • LOCK keyword introduced on the FILE subcommand.

Release 21.0

  • PASSWORD keyword introduced on the FILE subcommand.

Example

GET FILE='/data/empl.sav'.