[R] Reading SAS SD2 Data file

[Peter Dalgaard]

Corey Sparks wrote:
> I am trying to read a SAS dataset into R that is in a .SD2 format, which
> is the Version 6 standard format from SAS.
>   
(for DOS/Windows, that is. The format was machine/OS dependent.)

> I see the routines that read the SAS XPORT format (foreign, Hmisc), but
> is there any way to read this one?
>   
Only commercial solutions. (SAS itself, DBMS/COPY, StatTransfer, ...) 
The actual format is a company secret, and noone has bothered to try and 
decipher it.

> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> Corey Sparks
>
> Corey Sparks
> Assistant Professor
> Department of Demography and Organization Studies
> University of Texas-San Antonio
> One UTSA Circle
> San Antonio TX 78249
> Phone: 210 458 6858
> corey.sparks at utsa.edu
>
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