= SPSS Split File = The '''`SPLIT FILE`''' command causes subsequent commands to be run on subsets of the data separately. <> ---- == Usage == {{{ split file by foo. split file off. }}} The dataset must be sorted by the split variables. If multiple split variables are specified, by default, SPSS will present split analyses together on a single table. Add the '''`LAYERED`''' option to explicitly allow this behavior, or add the '''`SEPARATE`''' option to instead present separate tables. {{{ split file separate by foo bar baz. }}} === Limitations === Up to 8 variables can be used as split variables. Every 8 characters of a string split variable count towards that limit. In other words, a string variable wider than 64 characters cannot be used as a split variable. ---- == Data Model == The `SPLIT FILE` command executes immediately. Pending transformations are ''not'' executed and the active dataset is ''not'' read. ---- == See also == [[https://www.gnu.org/software/pspp/manual/html_node/SPLIT-FILE.html|PSPP manual for SPLIT FILE]] ---- CategoryRicottone