asciiSetupReader2.5.3 package

Reads Fixed-Width ASCII Data Files (.txt or .dat) that Have Accompanying Setup Files (.sps or .sas)

make_sps_setup

Create an SPSS setup file (.sps) to use for reading in fixed-width tex...

parse_setup

Parse the setup file (.sps or .sas).

read_ascii_setup_addin

Launch an RStudio addin to select options for read_ascii_setup()

read_ascii_setup

Read fixed-width ASCII file using SPSS or SAS Setup file.

sas_ascii_reader

Read fixed-width ASCII file using SAS Setup file.

spss_ascii_reader

Read fixed-width ASCII file using SPSS Setup file.

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Lets you open a fixed-width ASCII file (.txt or .dat) that has an accompanying setup file (.sps or .sas). These file combinations are sometimes referred to as .txt+.sps, .txt+.sas, .dat+.sps, or .dat+.sas. This will only run in a txt-sps or txt-sas pair in which the setup file contains instructions to open that text file. It will NOT open other text files, .sav, .sas, or .por data files. Fixed-width ASCII files with setup files are common in older (pre-2000) government data.

  • Maintainer: Jacob Kaplan
  • License: MIT + file LICENSE
  • Last published: 2025-09-23

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