Re: PSPP and MDD files

[Ben Pfaff]

Can you provide a sample MDD file, or point to one?

On Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 2:01 PM, Dave Trollope <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Unfortunately no, its not listed there. Its an XML version of the .sav meta
> data. I think its the SPSS data dictionary in XML form.
>
> This site also relates it to a DDF file:
> https://support.dooblo.net/hc/en-us/articles/208294545-How-To-Export-native-SurveyToGo-projects-to-IBM-SPSS-Data-Collection-DDF-MDD-files
>
> I can't find a better reference.
>
> Cheers
> Dave
>
>
>
> On 4/11/18 2:58 PM, Ben Pfaff wrote:
>
> On Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 02:15:27PM -0500, Dave Trollope wrote:
>
> I've been using PSPP for a while, but am relatively new to SPSS as a whole
> and I am wondering if it can generate a .mdd file from the .sav file?
>
> I know IBM's mrStudio has a script CreateMddFromSav.mrs and I'm wondering if
> PSPP has an equivalent?
>
> This is the first I've heard of this format.  PSPP doesn't currently
> support it.
>
> What is an MDD file?  Is it the format described here?
> https://fileinfo.com/extension/mdd
>
>
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