pspp-convert: Add options for selecting variables and controlling output.

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@@ -6,6 +6,18 @@ Please send PSPP bug reports to bug-gnu-pspp@gnu.org.
 
 Changes from 1.2.0 to 1.3.0:
 
+ * PSPP now supports the SPSS viewer (.spv) format that SPSS 16 and later
+   use to save the contents of its output editor:
+
+   - PSPP and PSPPIRE can write output to .spv files.
+
+   - The new utility pspp-output can convert .spv files to other formats.
+
+   - The pspp-convert utility can now decrypt encrypted .spv files.  The
+     encrypted viewer file format is unacceptably insecure, so to
+     discourage its use PSPP and PSPPIRE do not directly read or write
+     this format.
+
  * A bug where the Data|Select Cases|Random Sample menu would generate
    invalid syntax has been fixed.
 
@@ -14,8 +26,16 @@ Changes from 1.2.0 to 1.3.0:
  * Plain text output is no longer divided into pages, since it is now
    rarely printed on paper.
 
- * pspp-convert: New "-a", "-l", "--password-list" options to search
-   for an encrypted file's password.
+ * pspp-convert improvements:
+
+   - New "-a", "-l", "--password-list" options to search for an
+     encrypted file's password.
+
+   - New "--keep" and "--drop" options to output only selected variables.
+
+   - New "--recode", "--no-var-name", "--labels", "--print-formats",
+     "--decimal", "--delimiter", and "--qualifier" options to control
+     CSV output.
 
  * Improvements to SAVE DATA COLLECTION support for MDD files.