Googling on that error message turns up several hits. The first one below
suggests using a backup copy of the file if you have one. The second
suggests saving to some other format (e.g., CSV) and then importing to SPSS.
HTH.
https://developer.ibm.com/answers/questions/441559/incomplete-truncated-spss-statistics-data-file-err/http://www.thejuliagroup.com/blog/?p=3706Ann De Jonghe wrote
> I have following recurring problem when trying to work with SPSS. On
> regular
> basis, I got the following error 'Incomplete (truncated) SPSS Statistics
> data file (location of file) (DATA 1205). Only option you than have is to
> push the ok button. When going back to the SPSS file, original data has
> changed or has been removed resulting in a completely different data file.
> The problem occurs unexpected, sometimes after 2 minutes, sometimes only
> after 5 minutes. Sofar I did not find the solution on the net. Saving the
> file with another name did not help me either. Tx for helping me out ASAP
> as
> I have a deadline.
>
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