NEWS.md
dictionary() when encountering datetime variable with multiple POSIX classes.dictionary() function that wasn’t showing width attribute.datastep() when applying attributes to a calculated variable.libname() and lib_copy() functions to allow user to pass library names as a variable.libname() function to minimize console output if desired.dsarray() class to handle data step arrays. This functionality allows iteration across a list of variables inside a datastep().dsattr() class to handle data step attributes. This functionality allows the user to add attributes to datastep variables.datastep() where it was stripping column attributes on Base R data frames.libname() and lib_load() functions. The filter parameter allows the user to specify which data from the library they want loaded into memory.A package to create data libraries, data dictionaries, and the ability to perform a data step. The major functions are:
libname() function creates a data librarydictionary() function creates a data dictionarydatastep() function steps through data row-by-row%eq% allows comparison of any two R objects without errorThe packages also contains a variety of functions to manipulate data libraries:
lib_load(): Loads a library into the workspacelib_unload(): Unloads a library from the workspacelib_sync(): Synchronizes the workspace with the library listlib_write(): Writes library data to the file systemlib_add(): Adds data to a librarylib_replace(): Replaces data in a librarylib_remove(): Removes data from a librarylib_copy(): Copies a data librarylib_delete(): Deletes a data librarylib_info(): Returns a data frame of information about the librarylib_path(): Returns the path of a data librarylib_size(): Returns the size of the data library in bytesspecs(): Create a collection of import specificationsimport_spec(): Define an import specification for a file