[R] sas.get function in Hmsic 3.4-4 vs. 3.0-12

[Larry Ma]

Dan,

Thanks for the link.  Here is what I learned:

#1 new Hmsic sas.get which didn't work
status <- sys(paste(shQuote(sasprog), shQuote(sasin), "-log",
     shQuote(log.file)), output = FALSE)

#2 old Hmsic which worked, and you can replace the following line in the new 
sas.get
status <- sys(paste(sasprog, sasin, "-log", log.file), output = FALSE)

#3 revision suggested by others
status <- system(paste(shQuote(sasprog), shQuote(sasin), "-log", 
shQuote(log.file)))

I am not sure why, but both #2 and #3 worked.

Kind regards,
Larry


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daniel Nordlund" <djnordlund at verizon.net>
To: <r-help at r-project.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 6:24 AM
Subject: Re: [R] sas.get function in Hmsic 3.4-4 vs. 3.0-12


>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: r-help-bounces at r-project.org
>> [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-project.org] On Behalf Of Larry Ma
>> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 8:34 PM
>> To: r-help at r-project.org
>> Subject: [R] sas.get function in Hmsic 3.4-4 vs. 3.0-12
>>
>> Dear R Users,
>>
>> I have just installed R 2.8 today and also updated the Hmisc
>> package to the latest 3.4-4 version.  However, the sas.get
>> function no longer works in the new Hmsic 3.4-4.  Below is a
>> sample code and output from the old and new, but the old one worked.
>>
>> Can someone tell me how sas.get should be used in Hmisc 3.4-4.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Larry
>>
>>
>> Package Hmisc version 3.0-12
>> > a1 <- sas.get("C:\\Temp", mem="one")
>> Read 2 records
>> Read 1 record
>> Warning message:
>> C:\Temp/formats.sc? or formats.sas7bcat  not found.
>> Formatting ignored.
>>  in: sas.get("C:\\Temp", mem = "one")
>> > a1
>>   x y
>> 1 1 2
>>
>>
>> Package Hmisc version 3.4-4
>> > a1 <- sas.get("C:\\Temp", mem="one")
>> The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.
>> Error in sas.get("C:\\Temp", mem = "one") : SAS job failed
>> with status 1
>> In addition: Warning messages:
>> 1: In sas.get("C:\\Temp", mem = "one") :
>>   C:\Temp/formats.sc? or formats.sas7bcat  not found.
>> Formatting ignored.
>> 2: In shell(cmd, wait = TRUE, intern = output) :
>>   '"sas"
>> "C:\DOCUME~1\malarry\LOCALS~1\Temp\Rtmp84GyYh\SaS2ea6bb3.3.sas
>> " -log "_temp_.log"' execution failed with error code 1
>> [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
>>
> Larry,
>
> I presume your unstated OS is some version of MS Windows (it probably
> doesn't matter which, in this case).  If you search R-help for "sas.get" 
> you
> will find a lot of posts dealing with the fact that sas.get() does not 
> work
> out of the box on Windows.  This has been true for some time, so I am
> surprised that it worked for you prior to upgrading to R-2.8.0 and Hmisc
> 3.4-4.  Anyway, from the Rgui console select Help, then
> search.r-project.org, and search for sas.get.  The following post has the
> solution to your problem.
>
> http://finzi.psych.upenn.edu/R/Rhelp02a/archive/97413.html
>
> Hope this is helpful,
>
> Dan
>
> Daniel Nordlund
> Bothell, WA USA
>
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