User Guide

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Data Files
File Informa
tion
Adatafilec
ontains much more than raw data. It also contains any variable definition
information, including:
 Var ia bl e n am es
 Variable formats
 Descriptive variable and value labels
This information is stored in the dictionary portion of the data file. The Data Editor
provides on
e way to view the variable definition information. You can also display
complete dictionary information for the working data file or any other data file.
To Obtain Da
ta File Information
E From the me
nus in the Data Editor window choose:
File
Display Data File Information
E
For the currently open data file, choose Working File.
E For other data files, choose External File, and then select the data file.
The data file information is displayed in the Viewer.
Saving Data Files
Any changes that you make in a data file last only for the duration of the current
session—unless you explicitly save the changes.
To Save Modified Data Files
E Make the Data Editor the active window (click anywhere in the window to make it
active).
E From the menus choose:
File
Save