In multi-byte encodings, an incorrect LOCALE setting can cause SPSS to become unstable. That is, characters in variable names must be legal in the current SPSS locale, and text strings, while not validated, may not work correctly in character operations if the character set is wrong. A sav file must be valid in the current SPSS LOCALE setting. Please note: SET LOCALE command can change from one character encoding to another. (Use SHOW LOCALE to confirm that you got the locale you expected.) Once the new system locale has been selected, you may need to run a command like this from within SPSS:
Numbers in different languages characters install#
You may need a Windows CD in order to install support for the locale. Clicking on one locale may add many new languages to your drop down list. The language should now be available under the drop down list. If the language you wish to use is not available from the drop down list, then scroll through the Language Settings for System dialog box, and check the locale you would wish to use. The system locale is located in the Regional Settings Control Panel (found in Control Panel). With Windows 2000 and XP, you can change your system locale to the language the file is in.
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If the file you are reading in has a language from a different code page, it may still be possible to use the file in SPSS. Microsoft Windows Codepage : 1258 (Vietnamese) Microsoft Windows Codepage : 1257 (Baltic) Microsoft Windows Codepage : 1256 (Arabic) Microsoft Windows Codepage : 1255 (Hebrew) Microsoft Windows Codepage : 1254 (Latin 5) Microsoft Windows Codepage : 1253 (Greek)
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Microsoft Windows Codepage : 1251 (Cyrillic) Microsoft Windows Codepage : 1250 (Latin 2) - Eastern Europe Microsoft Windows Codepage : 1252 (Latin 1) - Western standard For example, SPSS on an English version of Windows can read files from a Swedish operating system. Files that use a language from the same code set as you are using can be read without any special considerations. Code pages are a compilation of characters that are specific to a language or region. How any version of Windows reads characters is based on code pages. Other versions of Windows have varying support.
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Windows 2000 and XP have strong support for displaying characters that are different from the native operating system. Much of how SPSS reads a file in a language is dependent on which version of Windows you are using. In the system locale mode, the following is still true for SPSS 16.0, 15.0 and earlier. Operating in Unicode mode renders most if not all of the rest of this Resolution moot.
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In SPSS 16.0 for Windows (Mac and Linux too) you have the option to select Unicode encoding mode rather than locale's writing system.