library(Hmisc) spss.get may do it but it's been some time since I used it. --- On Sat, 10/10/09, Orvalho Augusto <orvaq...@gmail.com> wrote:
> From: Orvalho Augusto <orvaq...@gmail.com> > Subject: [R] SPSS long variable names > To: r-help@r-project.org > Received: Saturday, October 10, 2009, 12:14 PM > Hello guys I am new to this list and > for R too. > > I am wondering if there is a patch for the SPSS reading > code on the > foreign package, in order to be able to read long variable > names. > Right now read.spss() just trunc the names to 8 > characters. > > Or if someone could help me on other way: > I have to process everyday a lot of SPSS Syntax Files and > Dat files > that come from one system that can only export data on > through that > way. > > I use PSPP to generate the spss data file (sav) that I read > with R. > >From R I can export to MySQL, DBF and STATA to satisfy > the needs of > different guys here. > > The problem is the limit of 8 characters long on variable > names. > > Can someone help on that? > > Caveman > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org > 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. > __________________________________________________________________ The new Internet Explorer® 8 - Faster, safer, easier. Optimiz etexplorer/ ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org 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.
