Use this pane to specify the file name and path of the file that will contain the merged data, and to set up additional details required by different types of output file.

Choose the language in which you want variable and category descriptions to be available in the merged file. The drop-down list shows all of the languages that are available in the first survey data file that you selected.

Choose the file format for the output file containing the merged data. The options available are:

Enter a file name and path for the output file.

The remaining sections of this pane are specific to the export format you have selected:

If you are exporting data to IBM SPSS Statistics .SAV format for use with versions of IBM SPSS Statistics prior to version 12, select Use SPSS SAV short file names to export variable names with a maximum length of eight characters.

If you are exporting data into a Quantum DAT file format, set these properties:

Type the number of columns to reserve for the respondent serial number. The default is five columns.

Type the number of columns to reserve for the card number. The default is two columns.

Type the maximum number of columns to write per card. The default is 80. Leave this field blank for an infinite card length.

Enter the name of the variable that contains the respondent serial numbers. In survey data files created by UNICOM Intelligence products this variable is called Respondent.Serial, but in files from other sources it may have another name, for example, Serial.

When you have completed this pane, click Next to start the merge.