NAME

       pspp-convert - convert SPSS files to other formats

SYNOPSIS

       pspp-convert [options] input output
       pspp-convert --help | -h
       pspp-convert --version | -v

DESCRIPTION

       The  pspp-convert program reads input, which may be an SPSS system file, an SPSS/PC+ system file, an SPSS
       portable file, or an encrypted SPSS syntax file, and writes it to output, performing format conversion as
       necessary.

       The format of input is automatically detected, when possible.  The character encoding of old SPSS  system
       files  cannot  always  be  guessed  correctly, and SPSS/PC+ system files do not include any indication of
       their encoding.  Use -e encoding to specify the encoding in this case.

       By default, the intended format for output is inferred from its extension:

       csv
       txt    Comma-separated value.  Each value is formatted according to its  variable's  print  format.   The
              first line in the file contains variable names.

       sav
       sys    SPSS system file.

       por    SPSS portable file.

       sps    SPSS syntax file.  (Only encrypted syntax files may be converted to this format.)

       Use -O extension to override the inferred format or to specify the format for unrecognized extensions.

       pspp-convert  can  convert  most  input formats to most output formats.  Encrypted system file and syntax
       files are exceptions: if the input file is in an encrypted format, then the output file must be the  same
       format (decrypted).

OPTIONS

       -O format
       --output-format=format
              Specifies  the  desired output format.  format must be one of the extensions listed above, e.g. -O
              csv requests comma-separated value output.

       -c maxcases
       --cases=maxcases
              By default, all cases are copied from input to output.  Specifying this option to limit the number
              of cases written to output to maxcases.

       -e charset
       --encoding=charset
              Overrides the encoding in which character strings  in  input  are  interpreted.   This  option  is
              necessary because old SPSS system files do not self-identify their encoding.

       -p password
       --password=password
              Specifies the password to use to decrypt encrypted SPSS system file or syntax file input.  If this
              option is not specified, pspp-convert prompts for the password.

              On  multiuser  systems,  this  option  may  not be safe because other users may be able to see the
              password in process listings.

       -h
       --help Prints a usage message on stdout and exits.

       -v
       --version
              Prints version information on stdout and exits.

AUTHORS

       Ben Pfaff.

SEE ALSO

       pspp(1), psppire(1).

PSPP                                              October 2013                                   pspp-convert(1)