= SPSS Apply Dictionary =

The '''`APPLY DICTIONARY`''' command copies metadata from an external file.

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== 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 [[SPSS/DataTypes|types]], an error is raised.

Undefined or empty metadata is not copied.

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== Data Model ==

The `APPLY DICTIONARY` command executes immediately. Pending transformations are ''not'' executed and the active dataset is ''not'' read.

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== See also ==

[[https://www.gnu.org/software/pspp/manual/html_node/APPLY-DICTIONARY.html|PSPP manual for APPLY DICTIONARY]]



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