Date:         Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:04:47 +0200
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From:         "A.J. Rossini" <blindglobe@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: SAS to R via XML - advice wanted
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On 10/24/07, Nordlund, Dan (DSHS/RDA) <NordlDJ@dshs.wa.gov> wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On
> > Behalf Of Keintz, H. Mark
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 9:30 PM
> > To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> > Subject: SAS to R via XML - advice wanted
> >
> > Has anybody created SAS datasets using the XML libname
> > engine, with the
> > resulting file readable by R?  I am told that R can read XML files.

Unlike everyone else, I'd actually recommend the XML approach if the
person knows XML.

Working off the top of my head (it's been a year or so since I did R
XML), you can get some example code via:

library(XML)
?xmlRoot
?xmlApply

(should bring up help windows).   Of course, you'll need the XML
package, which is easy to get for Microsoft, a bit tougher to build on
Unix/Linux.

And the SAS side looks easy, based on the SUGI presentations.


best,
-tony

blindglobe@gmail.com
Muttenz, Switzerland.
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