short {dmtools}

Create object short

Description

Create object short

Usage

short(
  file,
  id,
  name_to_find,
  common_cols = NULL,
  extra = NULL,
  is_post = T,
  is_add_cols = F
)

Arguments

file

A character scalar. Path to the excel table.

id

A column name of the subject id in the dataset, without quotes.

name_to_find

A character scalar. For search prefixes or postfixes.

common_cols

A character vector. A column names in the dataset, which common for all events.

extra

A character scalar. For additional information.

is_post

A logical scalar, default is TRUE. True is postfix, otherwise, prefix.

is_add_cols

A logical scalar, default is FALSE. If necessary add columns.

Value

The object short.

Examples

obj_short <- short("preg.xlsx", id, "res", c("site", "sex"))
obj_short <- short("labs.xlsx", id, "name_labs", c("site"), "human_name")