Opening an SPO File

The SPO file type is primarily associated with SPSS.

SPO	File extension: SPO
	File type:	statistical data output file

What is an SPO file?

SPO files mostly belong to SPSS by IBM. SPO stands for SPSS Statistical Data Output File. SPO files are associated with the Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) application developed by IBM.

Main Use: IBM SPSS is a statistical and surveying application that features advanced computation, machine learning, open-source extensibility, and, big data integration. SPSS uses SPO files to store information within separate pages that consist of different types of information such as tables, graphs. It is possible to print the entire SPO file or select certain pages only from the file as well. SPO file format has been replaced by the SPV file format in the later versions of SPSS software. SPSS (version 16.0 onwards) cannot directly open SPO files anymore. An additional tool called the Legacy Viewer (also known as SPSS SmartViewer) needs to be additionally installed in the latest SPSS software versions to view and edit SPO files
Other Uses: SPO files are also used by the video game Spore. Spore, developed by EA, is a Windows-compatible strategic life simulation video game where the players can evolve in-game creatures through multiple life stages. Spore uses SPO files to store game state information such as the creature's evolution level in its local environment.

How to open an SPO file

You need a suitable software like SPSS to open an SPO file. Without proper software you will receive a Windows message "How do you want to open this file?" or "Windows cannot open this file" or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. If you cannot open your SPO file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a SPO file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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Programs that open and convert SPO files:

SPSS by IBM
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. SPO files are often referred to as SPSS data files because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
Spore (saved game data file) by Electronic Arts
Spore is a life simulation real-time strategy game where the player creates and evolves his own creatures. It was designed for Windows and OS X platforms by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. SPO file contains a saved game position. This file format is classified as Data. Related links: Spore Creature Creator Tutorial, Spore Help, Spore on Wikipedia

SPO file format:

To find out what program is needed to open SPO files, you need to determine the file format. The first characters in a file identify the file format, for example, HTML files start with the bytes <html>. Nonetheless, different programs can utilize the same file extension to represent distinct file formats. Double-clicking on the file often results in an error when opening. Knowledge is power - this also applies when dealing with unknown or faulty files. Below is our analysis of the SPO files:

The SPO file extension is very common and includes various formats for various programs. The two most popular formats are as follows:

50% of all SPO files use ZIP compression, so several files are compressed and saved in one SPO file. An SPO file includes 1 to 2 files. File names are e.g. applicationform.xml and photo.png. You can see the included files and images by renaming the file extension to .zip and then double-clicking it. SPO files are between 4 KB and 1 MB in size. The keywords applicationform.xml are typical for these files. Such SPO files store data about anketa and chernovik.
35% of all SPO files are based on the Microsoft Compound File format, also known as Compound File Binary File format (CFBF or CFB) or OLE2 Compound Document format. This general-purpose file format provides a file-system-like structure within a file for the storage of arbitrary, application-specific streams of data. Header signature for the CFB format with 8-byte Hex value D0CF11E0A1B11AE1 (which looks like "DOCFILE"). The internal app name of SPO files is Crystal Reports ActiveX Designer. There is also a unique Windows component object identifier (CLSID) which is aab75f0f-5d4a-4768-948f-450fce896936. The file contains several sections with names like Contents and Embedding 1. A typical file size is 140 KB. The file name Output1.spo is characteristic of these files. Such files sometimes refer to resultados, spss, data, variable, anova and descriptions.

All other SPO files (15%) have no uniform format, the following 7 formats exist: Spore saved game, UTF-8, JJJJJJJJO and SPOSAGE. They are often associated with strings, analysis, analisis, cluster, factor, global or group. Just click the "Choose your .spo file to analyze" button on this page to find out what your SPO file is.

Technical Data for SPO File Extension

File classification:

Data

Related files:

sp0, spv, sav, zip, sps, package, pld, sfo, db, jpg, exe, docx, fig, rar, lis

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and file extension information submitted by users.

ProgramID: SPSS.OutputDoc, FileType: SPSS Viewer Document, AppName: SPSS Manager
EXEFile: SPSSWIN.EXE

ProgramID: SPSS.OutputDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\CURRIC~1\SPSS\spsswin.exe /dde

ProgramID: SPSS.OutputDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\SPSS\SPSSWIN.EXE /dde

ProgramID: SPSS.OutputDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\spsseval\spsswin.exe /dde

ProgramID: SPSS.OutputDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\SPSSST~1\spsswin.exe

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an spo statistical data output file is a special file format by IBM and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with SPO files

Associate the SPO file extension with the correct application.
Update your software that should actually open statistical data output files. Because only the current version supports the latest SPO file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the IBM manufacturer website after an available SPSS update.
To make sure that your SPO file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
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