R data download doesn’t work
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Description
Tabular data as R data download does not function. Data files are correct ingested, all kind of original formats are affected (Stata, SPSS, csv):
status: "ERROR”
code: 404
message: "datafile access error: requested optional service (image scaling, format conversion, etc.) could not be performed on this datafile."
server.log:
[2023-03-31T14:35:01.873+0200] [Payara 5.2022.5] [SEVERE] [] [edu.harvard.iq.dataverse.rserve] [tid: _ThreadID=94 _ThreadName=http-thread-pool::jk-connector(1)] [timeMillis: 168026>
voidEval failed, request status: error code: 127]]
e.g.
https://data.aussda.at/api/access/datafile/5991?format=RData (original Stata)
https://data.aussda.at/api/access/datafile/4433?format=RData (original csv)
Not all files are affected, a few downloads are ok, e.g.:
https://data.aussda.at/api/access/datafile/4436?format=RData (Stata)
There is no identifiable pattern as to which ones work and which ones don't.
All settings seem to be ok https://guides.dataverse.org/en/5.13/installation/prerequisites.html#r
Dataverse 5.12.1
Other instances have the same error:
https://dataverse.harvard.edu/api/access/datafile/7029119?format=RData
https://dataverse.harvard.edu/api/access/datafile/6693766?format=RData
https://www.sodha.be/api/access/datafile/2487?format=RData&gbrecs=true
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the listed /api/access/datafile requests with format=RData and compare the failing and successful files. Read the R prerequisites linked in the issue and inspect the server.log entry from edu.harvard.iq.dataverse.rserve, including the status 127 error. Done means affected Stata, SPSS, and CSV files can download as RData without the 404 datafile access error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- r
- Domain
- api, data
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100