[R] sas.get problem

[John Kane]

Cancel this! .  I see that Hmisc is already changed. 
When I updated today it was changed.  

My thanks to Mr Dupont the maintainer. 

I still have a problem with sas.get but that's another
post.  
--- John Kane <jrkrideau at yahoo.ca> wrote:

> 
> --- Tim Churches <tchur at optushome.com.au> 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
> > 
> >
> 
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