sdcApp breaks when importing foreign datasets (STATA, SPSS) since haven version 2.3.0

[thijsbenschop]

After updating the haven package to version 2.3.0 (or 2.3.1), sdcApp breaks when uploading foreign files (tested with STATA files). The error displayed in the app is the following:

No further error messages in the console. One difference between the different haven versions is that the variables of class haven_labelled now also have two more classes: vctrs_vctr and double. The conversion to factor in the readMicrodata function seems to run fine though.

When I load the dataset using the readMicrodata function in the console and subsequently load the file using the Testdata/internal data option in sdcApp, all works fine. It's not clear what the difference is between these two approaches.

At this moment, sdcApp is not functioning when users upgraded to haven 2.3.0 or 2.3.1 and use other data formats, such as STATA files.

[bernhard-da]

@thijsbenschop do you have a test stata file?

[mwelch750]

Hi Bernard,

It appears any Stata file will trigger the issue. I attach an open dataset for you to test with. World_Bank_Honduras_L2L_HH_All_Modes.zip

File comes from here: https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/2021

Hope this helps.

[bernhard-da]

@thijsbenschop thx, works for me with the current github version (devtools::install_github("sdcTools/sdcMicro")). can you confirm that?

[thijsbenschop]

@bernhard-da , thanks, with the GitHub version I can upload STATA files without getting the problem. Do you plan a CRAN release of the sdcMicro package anytime soon?

[bernhard-da]

@thijsbenschop thx for testing. can't say a specific date as i want to add some improved utility measures before. but very likely after the holidays...

[thijsbenschop]

@bernhard-da, thanks! I will close this issue.