How to open SPSS16 outputs, plus

This is a real drag, and can cause a lot of problems, especially with someone like me who deals with a lot of different people.  I used to boast about SPSS that, unlike the jerks at Microsoft and many other software purveyors, the good folks at SPSS were careful to keep versions compatible.  But even MS Word allows you to save files in a whole range of different (outmoded) formats.  I have also noticed that the modern assumption of user stupidity has started creeping into SPSS/PASW.  Anyone else annoyed at the overly complex, slow to load syntax program?  With the name change, has there been a major shift toward assuming less competence on the part of customers?

At 02:55 AM 7/7/2009, you wrote:

As far as I know, and I’m willing to be corrected by someone else, it is not possible to open output generated by 16 in any earlier version. The way I get round this problem is to export the output to a Word file and then send that to the people who need it. This obviously works for people who do not have SPSS
 
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How to open SPSS16 outputs in SPSS 15?

Thanks for any help!
Eins
 

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