How to open FoxPro DBF with memo fields in R

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I have a problem with opening a DBF ( resulting from Foxpro) with Memo fields which are stored in *.ftp file into R. I can read in a dbf using read.dbf() from package foreign, but memo fields are not read in correctly.

Any ideas how to read dbf with memo type fields into R?

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 04 '15 at 14:57

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I am not sure what you mean by "into R"

In order to get the Memo Field contents, you will need to use Foxpro/Visual Foxpro.

If this is a BUSINESS-CRITICAL project, then you should consider either purchasing a copy of VFP or hiring a contractor to export the data into your desired format.

answered Aug 04 '15 at 14:57

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I know how to do this in Fox pro, but i would like to do this in R which is a statistical software. – Leni Ohnesorge Aug 06 '15 at 08:15

How to open FoxPro DBF with memo fields in R

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