In SPSS, is it possible to export a dataset file to .CSV with the value names instead of the value numbers?

Question

In my SPSS file, I have a variable called \"X\". It has four values: 1=\"dog\", 2=\"cat\", 3=\"hyena\", 4=\"parrot\".

If I export my data to a .CSV file, here\'s what it

Answer 1

Yes, it is possible (at least in SPSS 20). In File Menu, choose, "Save As...", in the drop down menu in the dialog box that opens choose "Save as type: 'Comma delimited (*.csv)')", and underneath that select "Save value labels where defined instead of data values" (or hit "Alt-a") and choose "Save".