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Unable to export only a "specify others" through a DMS script


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Is it possible to export only "specify other" values through a DMS script? The select statement only selects the "specify others" category but nonetheless the base question is always included in the export.

Answer

By default when exporting a "specify others", the base question will always be included as the specify other is seen as a slice. It is possible to specify a different name in the SQL and then the export will only contain the "specify others". E.g. instead of using "SELECT Q1._4 from vdata", use "SELECT Q1._4 as Q1_4 from vdata". More information is available in the DDL topic called "Filtering Data in a DMS File".

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SPSS Data Collection


Software version:
Not Applicable


Operating system(s):
Windows


Reference #:
1628781


Modified date:
2013-03-18

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