FILE HANDLE @var{handle_name}
/NAME='@var{file_name}
[/MODE=CHARACTER]
+ [/ENDS=@{CR,CRLF@}]
/TABWIDTH=@var{tab_width}
[ENCODING='@var{encoding}']
@itemize
@item
-In CHARACTER mode, the default, the data file is read as a text file,
-according to the local system's conventions, and each text line is
-read as one record.
+In CHARACTER mode, the default, the data file is read as a text file.
+Each text line is read as one record.
In CHARACTER mode only, tabs are expanded to spaces by input programs,
except by @cmd{DATA LIST FREE} with explicitly specified delimiters.
extension) may be used to specify an alternate width. Use a TABWIDTH
of 0 to suppress tab expansion.
+A file written in CHARACTER mode by default uses the line ends of the
+system on which PSPP is running, that is, on Windows, the default is
+CR LF line ends, and on other systems the default is LF only. Specify
+ENDS as CR or CRLF to override the default. PSPP reads files using
+either convention on any kind of system, regardless of ENDS.
+
@item
In IMAGE mode, the data file is treated as a series of fixed-length
binary records. LRECL should be used to specify the record length in
stops the flow of input data and passes out of the @cmd{INPUT PROGRAM}
structure.
+@cmd{INPUT PROGRAM} must contain at least one @cmd{DATA LIST} or
+@cmd{END FILE} command.
+
All this is very confusing. A few examples should help to clarify.
@c If you change this example, change the regression test1 in