Date:         Wed, 1 Aug 2007 12:13:31 +0200
Reply-To:     stahl@oncologyinformationservice.com
Sender:       "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Hans-Christian Stahl <stahl@oncologyinformationservice.com>
Organization: OIs
Subject:      Import SAS Files to SPSS 15.0 with value labels
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Dear list members,



Has anyone successfully imported SAS Files in SPSS including value labels?



When getting SAS DATA FILES (.sas7bdat) in SPSS without the formats
subcommand - no value labels appear. This is well known and also described
in the archive of our list. Unfortunately I could neither find in the list's
archive nor in the SPSS Help Menu a way how to import the SAS formats files,
so that value labels are attributed. It never worked.



The SPSS Help Menu states: "For SAS transport files, the FORMATS subcommand
is ignored". Is the SAS file I am using (.sas7bdat) a SAS transport file?



Many thanks for your help.



Answers can be sent directly to my Email address.



Hans-Christian Stahl



EMAIL: stahl@oncologyinformationservice.com



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