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

In my version of SPSS (17), the save window has a checkbox for "Save value labels where defined instead of data values", which will save the accompanying labels rather than numerical values.