spsurvey (version 2.1-2)

read.sas: Read SAS Datasets or a SAS XPORT (Transport) File

Description

This function reads either a SAS dataset or a SAS XPORT (transport) file and creates a data frame.

Usage

read.sas(filename, libname=NULL, xport=FALSE, sascmd="/Program Files/SAS/SAS 9.1/sas.exe")

Arguments

filename

if xport equals TRUE, a character string giving the full path to the SAS XPORT file, which must include the file extension. If xport equals FALSE, either a character string giving the the name of a dataset in the SAS library or a vector

libname

a character string defining the SAS library, which is usually a directory reference. If xport equals FALSE and the dataset(s) named in argument filename do not reside in the working directory, then this argument is required. The default

xport

a logical value indicating whether the input file is a SAS XPORT file. The default value is FALSE.

sascmd

a character string giving the full path to SAS executable. This argument is required only when xport equals FALSE. The default value is "C:/Program Files/SAS/SAS 9.1/sas.exe".

Value

• Either a single data frame or a list of data frames.

Examples

MySasFile <- read.sas("mysasfil", "C:/Documents and Settings/auser/My Documents/My Project")