Read SPSS file into R

Question

I am trying to learn R and want to bring in an SPSS file, which I can open in SPSS.

I have tried using read.spss from foreign and s

Answer 1

Another solution not mentioned here is to read SPSS data in R via ODBC. You need:

1. IBM SPSS Statistics Data File Driver. Standalone driver is enough.
2. Import SPSS data using RODBC package in R.

See the example here. However I have to admit that, there could be problems with very big data files.