maelstrom-research/madshapR

Error when running dataset_summarize(): x is not in a standard unambiguous format - from as_any_boolean() in fabR

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#131 opened on Jul 8, 2025

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R Maelstrom: madshapR 2.0.0, fabR 2.1.1

When running dataset_summarize using an input dataset and data dictionary, I get the error below. This seems to result from empty logical type variables in the dataset - when I convert them to a different type like numeric, character or POSIXct (based on the dictionary specification), the function runs without errors.

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Inspect the fabR::as any boolean() function to understand why it fails on empty logical columns, then trace the call path from dataset summarize() to see how empty logical vectors are passed.
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