'Embedded nul in string' error when importing csv with fread

Question

I have a large file (3.5G) that I\'m trying to import using data.table::fread.

It was originally created from an rpt file that was opened as text and sa

Answer 1

A non-technical way to solve this would be, to

1. Open the problematic .csv

2. Ctrl+A (Select all)

3. Open new Excel sheet

4. Right click and choose 'Paste as values'

5. Save and use this file in place of original one.

Worked for me, and doesn't take much time.