Re: Problem opening .sav file in PSPP

[Ben Pfaff]

geebie21 <address@hidden> writes:

> I've just started using PSPP and I have some issues with opening .sav which
> I receive from another program. These .sav don't cause any trouble when
> being opened with SPSS 17, so it's not the file itself. 
>
> The error message is "....sav" near offset 0x1a9c: Unknown  variable format
> 0. 
>
> Now I have no idea what this means or how to fix it. I'm looking for a more
> sustainable solution, since I will be receiving updates of the .sav file on
> a regular basis. 

If you can send me the file, I'll find and fix the bug.  You can
delete all of the data from the file (or all but one case); only
the dictionary is likely to be a problem.

What version of PSPP are you using?

Thanks,

Ben.
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Ben Pfaff 
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