I have done what P. Dalgaard has suggested and I don't find a descrepancy between the number of values and the number of labels: there 15 each...
Any hint on what might go wrong here ? Here is the output The SAS format from proc contents VISITF . = INEXTXT -10 = Visit 1 [Screening] 0 = Visit 2 [Baseline] 1 = CRF Tracking 6 = Visit 6 7 = Tel.Contact (day 7) 14 = Visit 3 21 = Tel.Contact (day 21) 28 = Visit 4 35 = Tel.Contact (day 35) 43 = Visit 5 [EOT] 65 = Visit 6 [Follow-up] 777 = End of Study 888 = Concomitant Med. 999 = Adverse Events the cat output with sep=" * " (manual CR edit due to line length) Processing SAS dataset ADMIN .x= * 43 * 28 * 0 * 14 * 43 * 0 * 28 * 14 * 28 * 43 * 14 * 0 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 14 * 0 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 0 * 28 * 43 * 14 * 14 * 0 * 28 * 43 * 0 * 43 * 0 * 43 * 14 * 0 * 28 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 0 * 43 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 0 * 14 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 43 * 28 * 0 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 0 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 14 * 28 * 43 * 0 * 43 * 14 * 28 * 0 * 28 * 14 * 43 * 0 * 0 * 14 * 0 * 28 * 43 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 28 * 43 * 0 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 14 * 0 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 14 * 43 * 28 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 43 * 28 * 0 * 14 * 28 * 0 * 14 * 43 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 0 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 0 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 0 * 43 * 14 * 28 * 14 * 43 * 28 * 0 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 14 * 28 * 43 * 14 * 28 * 0 * 43 * 43 * 28 * 0 * 14 * 28 * 0 * 14 * 43 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 14 * 0 * 28 * 43 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 43 * 28 * 0 * 14 * 43 * 14 * 0 * 28 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 14 * 0 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 28 * 0 * 28 * 43 * 0 * 14 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 14 * 43 * 28 * 0 * 14 * 0 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 43 * 14 * 0 * 28 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 43 * 28 * 14 * 0 * 0 * 28 * 14 * 28 * 14 * 0 * f$value= * NA * -10 * 0 * 1 * 6 * 7 * 14 * 21 * 28 * 35 * 43 * 65 * 777 * 888 * 999 * f$label= * INEXTXT * Visit 1 [Screening] * Visit 2 [Baseline] * CRF Tracking * Visit 6 * Tel.Contact (day 7) * Visit 3 * Tel.Contact (day 21) * Visit 4 * Tel.Contact (day 35) * Visit 5 [EOT] * Visit 6 [Follow-up] * End of Study * Concomitant Med. * Adverse Events * Erreur dans factor(x, f$value, f$label) : invalid labels; length 15 should be 1 or 14 Thanks again, JL On Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:33:06 +0200, "Peter Dalgaard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Jean-Louis Abitbol wrote: > > Dear All, > > > > I get the following error when using either SASxport or Hmisc to read an > > .xpt file: > > > > > >> w <- read.xport("D:/consult/Trophos/dnp/base/TRO_ds_20081006.xpt") > >> > > Erreur dans factor(x, f$value, f$label) : > > invalid labels; length 15 should be 1 or 14 > > > >> z<- sasxport.get("D:/consult/Trophos/dnp/base/TRO_ds_20081006.xpt") > >> > > Erreur dans factor(x, f$value, f$label) : > > invalid labels; length 15 should be 1 or 14 > > > > I don't understand what is wrong with the labels ! Is there a limit for > > their length ? > > Could the problem be in the formats label ? > > > Hmmnoo... > > This is happening in R code, and the error is the same as you'd get from > > > factor(1,levels=1:4,labels=1:5) > Error in factor(1, levels = 1:4, labels = 1:5) : > invalid labels; length 5 should be 1 or 4 > > So, not going into the actual code, I would suspect that it is > encountering a problem where a user format has values and labels out of > sync. This could well be a bug in the package(s), but I wouldn't rule > out that your data could have gotten into some inconsistent state. You > might try debugging to the trouble spot and see what is actually in > f$value and f$label at that point. > > > Just in case this might help this is the output from > > test <- lookup.xport("D:/consult/Trophos/dnp/base/TRO_ds_20081006.xpt") > > print(test) > > > > for the first SAS dataset: > > SAS xport file > > -------------- > > Filename: `D:/consult/Trophos/dnp/base/TRO_ds_20081006.xpt' > > > > Variables in data set `ADMIN': > > dataset name type format flength fdigits iformat iflength > > ifdigits label nobs > > ADMIN CEN numeric 5 0 0 > > 0 Centre 696 > > ADMIN PNO numeric 6 0 0 > > 0 Pat./Subj. number 696 > > ADMIN VISIT numeric VISITF 0 0 0 > > 0 Visit no. 696 > > ADMIN VISITR numeric 0 0 0 > > 0 Visit repeat 696 > > ADMIN PRO character 0 0 0 > > 0 Project number 696 > > ADMIN STUDY character 0 0 0 > > 0 Study number 696 > > ADMIN COLLDAT numeric DATE 7 0 0 > > 0 Date collected (study medication) 696 > > ADMIN COMM_O character 0 0 0 > > 0 Comment 696 > > ADMIN INEXMET numeric YESNOF 0 0 0 > > 0 In-/exclusion criteria still met? 696 > > ADMIN LABEL_NO numeric 4 0 0 > > 0 Medication number (label) 696 > > ADMIN RAND_NO numeric 4 0 0 > > 0 Lowest randomisation/medication number 696 > > ADMIN RETMED numeric 4 0 0 > > 0 Number of capsules returned 696 > > ADMIN PAGE numeric 0 0 0 > > 0 Page 696 > > ADMIN PAGER numeric 0 0 0 > > 0 Page repeat 696 > > ADMIN CT_RECID character $ 40 0 $ 40 > > 0 for merge with notes and flags 696 > > ADMIN RNO numeric 4 0 0 > > 0 Randomisation number 696 > > ADMIN SAF numeric NOYESZF 0 0 0 > > 0 696 > > ADMIN ITT numeric NOYESZF 0 0 0 > > 0 696 > > ADMIN PP numeric NOYESZF 0 0 0 > > 0 696 > > ADMIN SEX numeric SEXF 0 0 0 > > 0 Sex 696 > > ADMIN AGE_C numeric 4 0 0 > > 0 Age calc 696 > > ADMIN TRT numeric TRTF 0 0 0 > > 0 696 > > ADMIN CRF_VERS character 0 0 0 > > 0 CRF Version no. 696 > > > > Thanks for any help, > > > > Best wishes, Jean-Louis > > > > PS: sessionInfo() > > R version 2.7.1 RC (2008-06-20 r45965) > > i386-pc-mingw32 > > > > locale: > > LC_COLLATE=French_France.1252;LC_CTYPE=French_France.1252;LC_MONETARY=French_France.1252;LC_NUMERIC=C;LC_TIME=French_France.1252 > > > > attached base packages: > > [1] stats graphics grDevices utils datasets methods base > > > > other attached packages: > > [1] SASxport_1.2.3 Hmisc_3.4-3 foreign_0.8-29 RWinEdt_1.8-0 > > > > loaded via a namespace (and not attached): > > [1] chron_2.3-24 cluster_1.11.11 grid_2.7.1 lattice_0.17-15 > > > > > > Jean-Louis Abitbol, MD > > Chief Medical Officer > > Trophos SA, Parc scientifique de Luminy, Case 931 > > Luminy Biotech Entreprises > > 13288 Marseille Cedex 9 France > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---- Backup Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cellular: (33) (0)6 24 47 59 34 > > Direct Line: (33) (0)4 91 82 82 73-Switchboard: (33) (0)4 91 82 82 82 > > Fax: (33) (0)4 91 82 82 89 > > > > ______________________________________________ > > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > > > > -- > O__ ---- Peter Dalgaard Ă˜ster Farimagsgade 5, Entr.B > c/ /'_ --- Dept. of Biostatistics PO Box 2099, 1014 Cph. 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