write_rcdf_dta: Write RCDF data to Stata '.dta' files

In rcdf: A Comprehensive Toolkit for Working with Encrypted Parquet Files

Write RCDF data to Stata '.dta' files

Description

Writes each table in the RCDF object to a '.dta' file for use in Stata.

Usage

write_rcdf_dta(data, path, ..., parent_dir = NULL)

Arguments

data	A valid RCDF object.
path	Output directory for files.
...	Additional arguments passed to 'foreign::write.dta()'.
parent_dir	Optional subdirectory under 'path' to group Stata files.

Value

Invisibly returns 'NULL'. Files are written to disk.

See Also

write_rcdf_as

Examples

dir <- system.file("extdata", package = "rcdf")
rcdf_path <- file.path(dir, 'mtcars.rcdf')
private_key <- file.path(dir, 'sample-private-key.pem')

rcdf_data <- read_rcdf(path = rcdf_path, decryption_key = private_key)
temp_dir <- tempdir()

write_rcdf_dta(data = rcdf_data, path = temp_dir)

unlink(temp_dir, force = TRUE)

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