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read a stata dataset into R from a zip file
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read_zipdta <- function(zfile){
tmp <- tempfile()
on.exit(unlink(tmp))
return(foreign::read.dta(unzip(zfile, grep(".dta", unzip(zfile, list=TRUE)$Name, TRUE, value=TRUE), exdir=tmp)))
}
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