i'm trying to import spss data into lisrel using the file-->import data in free format option but as soon as i save the file under a name it shows me an error saying the file doesn't exist, i tried saving in other formats, changing the location and even switching from unicode to locale encoding but nothing seems to work, the file itself is fine and there's no missing data.

Lisrel is not an IBM product (the IBM SPSS equivalent would be AMOS), but a little Googling found this reference that might be helpful.

Microsoft Word - Importing an SPSS file to LISREL (washington.edu)