SPSS Apply Dictionary
The APPLY DICTIONARY command copies metadata from an external file.
Contents
Usage
apply dictionary from="some/other/data.sav".
If a variable exists in both the active dataset and the external file, but they are of different types, an error is raised.
Undefined or empty metadata is not copied.
Data Model
The APPLY DICTIONARY command executes immediately. Pending transformations are not executed and the active dataset is not read.
See also
PSPP manual for APPLY DICTIONARY