PROBLEM:            

I have an SPSS portable file that is so big that it will not fit on
one diskette.  How do I get this file onto diskette(s) so I can move
it to a hard disk on another machine?

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SOLUTION:        
					
If the SPSS portable file is not already on the hard disk (e.g., it
was created on UNIX and is still there) move it to the hard disk of
your PC.
                                                        
Let's assume the backed-up file is going to need three diskettes.
To move it from the hard disk to diskettes, open a Command Prompt
window (Start>Programs>Command Prompt), and use the DOS BACKUP command:
                                                                              
   BACKUP  C:EXPORT.POR  A:    

(Assuming that the file is on the C drive and the diskette is in the A  
drive.)
                                                                 
Once diskette1 has been filled up, it will ask for diskette2 and then 
diskette3.

To restore the file from these backup diskettes to the new hard disk 
where you want the file to reside, use the DOS command RESTORE.  
For example, to restore EXPORT.POR from the three diskettes created in
the example above, type the following at the DOS prompt:          
                                                                              
  RESTORE  A:  C: 

(Assuming the file is in the A disk drive and the C disk drive is the 
hard disk.)  DOS will prompt you for the other diskettes.