hip_rt: Create a record type information object

In hipread: Read Hierarchical Fixed Width Files

Create a record type information object

Description

Create a record type information object for hipread to use when reading hierarchical files. A width of 0 indicates that the file is rectangular (eg a standard fixed width file).

Usage

hip_rt(start, width, warn_on_missing = TRUE)

Arguments

start	Start position of the record type variable
width	The width of the record type variable
warn_on_missing	Whether to warn when encountering a record type that is not specified

Value

A list, really only intended to be used internally by hipread

hipread documentation built on May 29, 2024, 1:50 a.m.