[rkward-devel] rkward import module for Stata

[Thomas Friedrichsmeier]

Hi Michael,

On Tuesday 22 September 2009, Michael Ash wrote:
> I have used the import_spss template to write an import_stata module.
>  I changed the various options and flags from the read.spss() command
> to the read.dta() options.  So far it is working for me, although it
> is possible that the code could be cleaned up.  I'd be grateful for
> feedback or suggestions and will make changes that are within my
> limited programming capability.  If the code is ok, maybe it can be
> included in the next release.

many thanks for your contribution. This will be very useful to have. Looks 
good overall, but a few comments:

1) Could you construct a small sample stata file that we can use for testing? 
Ideally this would contain a number of variables of different types, with & 
without value labels, special missing values, etc. This is both to help us 
testing right now, and to create an automated test for your plugin, later 
(http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/rkward/index.php?title=Automated_Plugin_Testing).

2) I believe Stata also has support for variable labels? If so, then it would 
be nice to convert those labels to the RKWard format as is done in the 
import_spss plugin. (Be sure to include one or two variable labels in the 
sample file).

3) The <logic>-section still has references to the "use_label" checkbox from 
the import_spss plugin. Those should be cleaned up.  

Providing a sample file would really be especially helpful. 2) and 3) would be 
welcome additions, but if you get stuck, just let us know.

Regards
Thomas
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