Data in - data out

[Crichton, Ronald]

Can someone please offer some advice on PSPP’s ability to write an output data file (text file)?  I’m using Windows on a PC.

 

I have created a test file of three lines, it looks like this when I open it in Notepad:

 

01AA45

02BB56

03CC78

 

PSPP reads the data okay and then writes the data to an output file without error.  Please see the following code:

 

data list fixed

                file='C:\JUNK\PSPPdat.txt'

                /vara 1-2 (A) varb 3-4 (A) varc 5-6 (A).

 

list.

 

WRITE

OUTFILE='C:\JUNK\OUTFILE.TXT'

                /vara 1-2 (A) varc 3-4 (A) varb 5-6 (A).

 

execute.

 

However, the output file has the following format when viewed in Notepad:

 

0145AA0256BB0378CC

 

It would appear that the output file does not have any ‘carriage return/line feed’ characters that Notepad recognises.  Other editors can be used that will ‘see’ the file in a rectangular format.  I was wondering if something can be done so that the data can be seen as follows:

 

0145AA

0256BB

0378CC

 

 

Thank you,  Ron

 

 

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