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> From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r-
> project.org] On Behalf Of zhiji19
> Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 9:26 PM
> To: r-help@r-project.org
> Subject: [R] How to this SAS transport file in R?
>
>
> Dear All,
>
> I try to read the SAS transport file in R, but it shows error. Please
> help!
> I am using R 2.11.1
>
> library(foreign)
> download.file("http://isites.harvard.edu/fs/docs/icb.topic35387.files/d
> emo_c.xpt","C:/Desktop/demo_c.xpt")
> sasxport <- read.xport("C:/Desktop/demo_c.xpt")
>
> Error in lookup.xport(file) : file not in SAS transfer format
>
>
I think You need to use mode='wb' in your download statement
download.file("http://isites.harvard.edu/fs/docs/icb.topic35387.files/demo_c.xpt";,
"C:/Desktop/demo_c.xpt", mode='wb')
Hope this is helpful,
Dan
Daniel J. Nordlund
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
Planning, Performance, and Accountability
Research and Data Analysis Division
Olympia, WA 98504-5204
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