--- Tim Churches <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > John Kane wrote: > > I have 3 SAS files all in the directory F:/sas, > two > > data files > > and a format file : > > form.ea1.sas7bdat > > form.ea2.sas7bdat > > sas.fmts.sas7bdat > > > > F is a USB. > > > > I am trying import them to R using "sas.get". > > > > I have not used SAS since I was downloading data > from > > mainframe > > and having to write JCL. I had forgotten how > bizarre > > SAS can be. > > I currently have not even figured out how to load > the > > files into SAS but > > they look fine since I can import them with no > problem > > into SPSS. > > > > I am using R2.4.1 under Windows XP > > SAS files were created with SAS 9.x > > They convert easily into SPSS 14 > > > > I > > n the example below I have tried various versions > of > > the file names with > > with no luck. > > Can anyone suggest some approach(s) that I might > take. > > > > Example. > > > > library(Hmisc) > > mydata <- sas.get(library="F:/sas", > mem="form.ea1", > > format.library="sas.fmts.sas7bdat", > > sasprog = '"C:Program Files/SAS/SAS > > 9.1/sas.exe"') > > > > Error message (one of several that I have gotten > > while trying various things.) > > The filename, directory name, or volume label > syntax > > is incorrect. > > Error in sas.get(library = "F:/sas", mem = > "form.ea1", > > format.library = "sas.fmts.sas7bdat", : > > SAS job failed with status 1 > > In addition: Warning messages: > > 1: sas.fmts.sas7bdat/formats.sc? or > formats.sas7bcat > > not found. Formatting ignored. > > in: sas.get(library = "F:/sas", mem = "form.ea1", > > format.library = "sas.fmts.sas7bdat", > > 2: 'cmd' execution failed with error code 1 in: > > shell(cmd, wait = TRUE, intern = output) > > The sas.get function in the Hmisc library is broken > under Windows. > > Change line 127 from: > > status <- sys(paste(shQuote(sasprog), > shQuote(sasin), "-log", > shQuote(log.file)), output = FALSE) > > to: > > status <- system(paste(shQuote(sasprog), > shQuote(sasin), "-log", > shQuote(log.file))) >
Just how would I go about making this change in the code or where would I look? Thanks > I found this fix in the R-help archives, sorry, > don't have the original > to hand so I can't give proper attribution, but the > fix is not due to > me. But it does work for me. I believe Frank Harrell > has been notified > of the problem and the fix. Once patched and working > correctly, the > sas.get function in the Hmisc library is fantastic - > thanks Frank! > > Tim C > > ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
