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Converting Quantum data and programs with qtspss
Quick reference
To create a qtspss data description and data set, run Quantum using the version that does not delete its intermediate files (or use the –k option with the standard version). Then type:
qtspss [–p=language]
language is the one to three character code of the language required for the output. Translations must be available in this language in the ptf file.
More information
qtspss is a postprocessor to Quantum which converts a Quantum program and data file into an SPSS data description file with a transformed data set which matches that data description. There are two ways you can benefit from this program:
You do not have to write the SPSS specification to match the raw data (this would be the procedure without qtspss).
Any complicated editing done in the Quantum edit is already implemented in the SPSS data set.
See
How qtspss works
Preparing the Quantum run
Running Quantum and qtspss
See also
Data conversion programs