Message-ID: <4988CAED.8010106@cognigencorp.com>
Date: 2009-02-03T22:53:33Z
From: Sebastien Bihorel
Subject: Numeric class and sasxport.get
In-Reply-To: <4988C7D1.1060401@vanderbilt.edu>
Frank,
It is a non existing issue for me if the variables of class "labelled"
(and only "labelled") can only be numerical variables (integer or numeric).
Sebastien
Frank E Harrell Jr wrote:
> Sebastien Bihorel wrote:
>> Dear R-users,
>>
>> The sasxport.get function (from the Hmisc package) automatically
>> defines the class of imported variables. I have noticed that the
>> class of theoretically numeric variables is simply "labelled",
>> although character variables might end up been defined as "labelled"
>> "Date" or "labelled" "factor".
>> Is there a way to tell sasxport.get to define numeric variable as
>> "labelled" "integer" or "labelled" "numeric"?
>
> Sebastien,
>
> If that would fix a problem you're having we could look into it.
> Otherwise I'd tend to leave well enough alone.
>
> Frank
>
>>
>> Thank you
>>
>> Sebastien
>>
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