Winsteps control and data files can easily be constructed from Text files with Tabs, commas or semicolons, usually .txt files. Use the Excel/RSSST menu: Text-Tab option:

 

 

Now follow the procedure at Excel/RSSST menu.

 

The Text files (with Tabs) must be in standard Windows .txt file format, with one row for each person and one column for each item (variable). The columns are separated by tab characters. Additional columns can contain person identification and demographics.

 

The first row contains the names (labels) for the columns, also tab-separated.

 

Here is a typical file. The white spaces are tab characters.