import: Import a dataset

In arifaabbas/importR: mports data sets to R

Description

The import function can import data from deliminated text files, EXCEL, spreadsheets, and statistical packages such as SAS, SPSS, and Stata

Usage

import(file, ...)

Arguments

file	datafile to import. If missing, the user is prompted to select a file interactively.
...	parameters passed to the import function. See details below

Details

The import function is a wrapper for the haven, realxl. and vroom packages

Value

a data frame

See Also

read_sas, read_dta, read_spss, read_excel, vroom

Examples

## Not run: 
# import a comma delimited file
mydataframe <- import("mydata.csv)

# import a SAS binary datafile
mydataframe <- import("mydata.sas7bdat")

# import the second worksheet of an Excel workbook
mydataframe <- import("mydata.xlsx, sheet = 2)

 # prompt for a file to import
 mydataframe <- import()
 
## End(Not run)

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