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...end The main call to the list function in my index is done through the following controller call: list(params[:search], params[:page], params[:orderby], params[:sortby], params[:numteams], params[:compiled_on]) Which is sent to the model: def self.list(search, page, orderby, sortby, numteams, datevar) # convert datevar to today''s date if it''s empty/nil/or not formatted properly due to form_tag lacking model validation checks datevar = todaysdate if datevar.empty? || datevar.nil? || DATE_VALIDATE_REG.match(datevar).nil? # we need to convert datevar to time and find...

I am using spss.get to import an SPSS database "Data.sav", created with SPSS 14 : df1 <- spss.get("C:/temp/Data.sav" , lowernames=TRUE, datevars = c("dateinte")) I am getting this warning. I get the same warning with read.spss. Warning message: C:/temp/Data.sav: Unrecognized record type 7, subtype 16 encountered in system file This is a stupid question but should I be worried about it? So far the data looks clean but it is n...

...ess.nsd.uib.no/index.jsp? module=download&year=2007&country=&download=%5CDirect+Data+download% 5C2007%5C01%23ESS3+-+integrated+file%2C+edition+2.0%5C.% 5CESS3e02.spss.zip which I import via the spss.get like this: > ess3dk<- spss.get("filename.sav", lowernames=FALSE, datevars = NULL, use.value.labels = TRUE, to.data.frame = TRUE, max.value.labels = Inf, force.single=TRUE, allow=NULL, charfactor=FALSE) I have read the help file in spss.get and read.spss to see it this subject was mentioned and I have looked around this malinglist. I have found one question that...

I am using read.csv to read a CSV file (produced by saving an Excel file as a CSV file). The columns containing dates are being read as factors. Because of this, I can not compute follow-up time, i.e. Followup<-postDate-preDate. I would appreciate any suggestion that would help me read the dates as dates and thus allow me to calculate follow-up time. Thanks John John Sorkin M.D., Ph.D. Chief,