write_dta not working in R

Asked Mar 06 '17 at 10:18

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When I run stackQuestion.R in RStudio containing the following code:

library(haven)
write_dta(data.frame(a=1), "test.dta")

it works fine.

When I run

RScript --vanilla stackQuestion.R

from the Mac Terminal I get the error

Fehler in eval(substitute(expr), envir, enclos) : Writing failure: Unable to write data. Ruft auf: write_dta -> write_dta_ -> .Call

Update:

Now, also the first code does not work anymore. I always get the error:

Fehler in eval(substitute(expr), envir, enclos) : Writing failure: Unable to write data.

Exorting via "foreign" works fine (so there are no issues concering writing rights).

library(foreign)
write.dta(data.frame(a=1), "test.dta")

I am really at a loss here and any hints are highly appreciated!

OS: macOS 10.12.2 (16C67) RStudio: 1.0.136 R: 3.3.2 (2016-10-31)

edited Mar 09 '17 at 12:26

asked Mar 06 '17 at 10:18

Ruediger Ziege

This does work for me (on Windows). Can you try with an absolute path instead of a relative path? – takje Mar 06 '17 at 10:27
Perhaps it is writing to a folder without write permissions...? What OS is this? – Roman Luštrik Mar 06 '17 at 10:29
@RomanLuštrik: macOS 10.12.2 (16C67). No I tried it in my Documents folder. – Ruediger Ziege Mar 06 '17 at 10:33
Try specifying a path where you are 100% sure you have write access. Alternatively, you could also add `print(getwd())` to see where working directory is. – Roman Luštrik Mar 06 '17 at 10:35
@takje: Absolute paths do not work either – Ruediger Ziege Mar 06 '17 at 10:38
@RomanLuštrik This prints "/Users/ruedigerziege/Documents". sudo does not work either. – Ruediger Ziege Mar 06 '17 at 10:40
Your example works for me on Unbuntu, either with or without `--vanilla`. – Roman Luštrik Mar 06 '17 at 10:45

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