validate.dat.header: Validates header data

In ptddatateam/dat_file_r_package: Common Tools for WSDOT Public Tranportation Data

Description

LOWER LEVEL FUNCTION - Not meant to be called on its own.

Preforms various checks on the header to assure the .dat file meets specifications The following checks are preformed:

• Checks that there is only one valid header in the .dat file

• The header flag is equal to 'Y'

• Returned surveys are less than or equal to the number distributed

• Returned surveys are less than or equal the number of total employees

• Distributed surveys are less than or equalt to the number of total employees - exempted employees

Usage

validate.dat.header(Header)

Arguments

Header

a valid header returned from the read.dat.header function

Value

Returns TRUE if it passes validation and an error message if it does not

Examples

validate.dat.header(read.dat.header("c:/example/example/datfile.dat"))

ptddatateam/dat_file_r_package documentation built on Nov. 5, 2019, 1:56 a.m.