Error message seen while trying to export data to SPSS

Hi @bkgwadi,

This is because when you download your data in a csv file type you generally get the variable name as outlined in the image below:

While in reality, the variable name in the SPSS label is set as outlined in the image below:

So if you delete the unmatched names (by deleting the common_data/) from the csv dataset as shown in the image below, you should be able to label your dataset:

So the fact is that you will need to ensure that the variable you have defined in your xlsform should match the variables that you see in the csv dataset.

You might also be wondering how the common_data/ comes in my variable name while downloading the csv dataset. If you look at your survey tab of your xlsform, i see that you have grouped some of the variables as shown in the image below:

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So this is why you should see the grouping names provided to the variables.

Ensure these while managing your dataset and you should be able to label you dataset (without any issue).

Have a great day!

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