File|Export to SAV File

Export to SAV File allows you to convert your ASCII fixed format (*), ASCII comma delimited (*.csv), ASCII tab delimited (*.tab or *.tsv) or Excel (*.xls, or *.xlsx) input data file to SPSS (*.sav) format or ASCII comma delimited (*.csv).

IMPORTANT: WinCross Table Name (Setup|Tables) is used to create the SPSS variable name. Verify that your WinCross Table Name is valid as an SPSS variable name. Spaces in Table Name will automatically be converted to underscores when exporting to SPSS (e.g. "T1 NEW" becomes "T1_NEW").

If your data file is ASCII fixed format:

Use the column breaks header to assign column breaks in the ASCII data file.
Use the Set Breaks at All Positions to automatically assign a column break after each column.
Use the Clear All Breaks to clear all selected breaks.
To save the column breaks format for this data file, select Save Column Breaks on the Export Wizard dialog and select the folder and file name for saving this format. The file extension defaults to (*.wcd).
To load a previously saved column breaks format file for this data, select Load Column Breaks on the Export Wizard dialog and select the folder and file name. The column breaks format file extension defaults to (*.wcd).
Choose between Export to SAV or Export to CSV.
Enable the Use glossary transformations option if you want variables defined in the Glossary to be written to your *.sav or *.csv exported data file. Glossary variables will be added to the end of the exported data file. The Use glossary transformations option is enabled as the WinCross default.
Select OK to convert the ASCII fixed format data file to SPSS (*.sav) format or ASCII comma delimited (*.csv) .
Enter a file name in the File name field of the Export Wizard dialog.
Select Save to save your file.
When the Export to SAV option is selected, WinCross also creates an SPSS syntax file (filename.sps) and a data layout text file (filename.txt) that lists the Orig Loc, Var Name and Var Label for the SPSS (*.sav) data file created.

If your data file is ASCII comma delimited (*.csv), ASCII tab delimited (*.tab or *.tsv) or Excel (*.xls, or *.xlsx) format:

Enter a file name in the File name field of the Save File dialog.
Select Save to save your ASCII comma delimited (*.csv), ASCII tab delimited (*.tab or *.tsv) or Excel (*.xls, or *.xlsx) data file as an SPSS (*.sav) data file.
WinCross also creates an SPSS syntax file (filename.sps).

Note: SPSS Variables cannot be created for Indexed tables.