IMPORT

IMPORT
        /FILE='FILE_NAME'
        /TYPE={COMM,TAPE}
        /DROP=VAR_LIST
        /KEEP=VAR_LIST
        /RENAME=(SRC_NAMES=TARGET_NAMES)...

The IMPORT transformation clears the active dataset dictionary and data and replaces them with a dictionary and data from a system file or portable file.

The FILE subcommand, which is the only required subcommand, specifies the portable file to be read as a file name string or a file handle.

The TYPE subcommand is currently not used.

DROP, KEEP, and RENAME follow the syntax used by GET.

IMPORT does not cause the data to be read; only the dictionary. The data is read later, when a procedure is executed.

Use of IMPORT to read a system file is a PSPP extension.