read.dbf() unable to open DBF file

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read.dbf() unable to open DBF file #31

Closed ursusfelis closed 5 years ago

ursusfelis commented 7 years ago

Error in read.dbf() : unable to open DBF file

read.dbf() under foreign library doesn´t open DBF File. meanwhile RStudio and RGUI both can open DBF File with same command

I am using Microsoft R Open in Visual Studio Community 2017. with R version 3.3.2 (2016-10-31) -- "Sincere Pumpkin Patch"

Simply don't want to open DBF File or it's a issue?

thanks

jeroenterheerdt commented 5 years ago

do you happen to have some insight into what type of DBF file you are trying to read? Assuming it is a dBase file? I don't have any at hand but would like to help to reproduce this, if you are still having trouble.

zurymarroquin commented 7 months ago

Hello! I am having trouble with this same problem and could really use some help! I downloaded my dbf file from here: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/assthsg/statedata98/hud4file.zip. This dbf contains names of columns that I am trying to append to another file. However, I can't even open the dbf.