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...ead.spss(). When I used cbind to add a new variable(column). library(foreign) mydf<-read.spss(file="C:/myspss.sav",use.value.labels=FALSE, to.data.frame=TRUE,use.missings=FALSE) attr(mydf,"variable.labels") ## it gives you all the labels ##Adding a new variable(col) to mydf newcolm <- list(frt="grapes") mydf <- cbind(mydf, newrow) ##Now checking to see labels again attr(mydf,"variable.labels") ## And you get NULL Can anyone please help me to achieve this without loosing any default attribute that was there? Thanks and Regards -- SmartG [[alter...