The only way to create a Quanvert database is through Quantum. Requirements You need SPSS v9 or later. The script can be amended for local in-house styles.
Further documentation is built into the script in the form of message boxes.
The approach used is that the data dictionary is exported to the output window using the 'display variables' command and then parsed. Currency variables should be converted in SPSS to numerics, prior to running the script. Date variables are treated as numerics and the exported Quantum code should be amended, for year, month and day as appropriate. Multi-response variables in SPSS are treated individually and need to be manually combined into a single axis in the Quantum code. A grid is an unknown variable type in SPSS and if required should be dealt with manually as appropriate.