SPSS File Handle
The FILE HANDLE command is used to validate a file path and reference it by a handle name.
Contents
Usage
file handle my_handle /name='path/to/file'.
A relative path is relative to the curent working directory.
A defined file handle can be used on any /FILE, /OUTFILE, /MATRIX, or /WRITE subcommand.
Data Model
The FILE HANDLE command executes immediately. Pending transformations are not executed and the active dataset is not read.