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'Warning #5281" when opening an IBM SPSS Statistics data file.

Troubleshooting


Problem

When opening an IBM SPSS Statistics data file, you are presented with a message with 'Warning #5281' included in the text.

Symptom

Warning # 5281. Command name: GET FILE

SPSS Statistics is running in Unicode encoding mode. This file is encoded in
a locale-specific (code page) encoding. The defined width of any string
variables are automatically tripled in order to avoid possible data loss. You
can use ALTER TYPE to set the width of string variables to the width of the
longest observed value for each string variable.

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Document Information

Modified date:
15 June 2018

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