I am trying to use the x12 function in the x12 package for R. My problem is, when using time series object (tso) with monthly data and each observation is a large number (11 or more digits), the function is making a spec file which x12a.exe (binaries) can not read. x12 binaries does not allow the spec file to be wider then 132 column. In my example, the spec file have 144 columns, which I believe give me this error message in R:"ERROR: Input record longer than limit : 133". When I am using smaller numbers (fewer columns) in the spec file, there are no problem so far. When creating the spec file on my own, when using x12-arima for windows, I have never seen the problem before, because I always use the "free" format (one observation per line) for the series in x12-arima.
My question is: How do I make the format for the time series object = "free", or some how just one observation per line, in the "Rout.spc" file, while using x12 function in the x12 package for R?
I am using R version 2.15.2 and R-studio version 0.97.318
Attached is my example code in R-studio, output in R-console, and the spec file
"Rstudio"
library(x12)
alt <- read.csv2("alt.csv",header=T)
tal <- ts(data=alt,start=c(1995,4),freq=12)
x12path <- shortPathName("C:\\Dokumenter\\X_12_Arima_Program\\x12a\\x12a.exe")
x12tal <- x12(tso=tal,automdl=T,x12path=x12path,period=12,trendma=23)
"Console"
C:\Dokumenter\Eksperimentering\x12>md gra
C:\Dokumenter\Eksperimentering\x12>C:\DOKUME~1\X_12_A~2\x12a\x12a.exe Rout -g gra
X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Program
Version Number 0.3 Build 192
Execution began Mar 12, 2013 23.46.25
Reading input spec file from Rout.spc
Storing any program output into Rout.out
Storing any program error messages into Rout.err
ERROR: Input record longer than limit : 133
Line 6: start=1995.4
^
ERROR: Expected an real number not "111"
Program error(s) halt execution for Rout.spc
Check error file Rout.err
Error messages generated from processing the X-12-ARIMA spec file
Rout.spc:
Error in readx12Out(file, freq_series = frequency(tso), start_series = start(tso), :
Error! No proper run of x12! Check your parameter settings.
"The spec file: Rout.spc"
series{
title="R Output for X12a"
decimals=2
start=1995.4
period=12
data=(
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)
}
transform{
function=auto
}
automdl {
maxorder=(3,2)
maxdiff=(1,1)
balanced=yes
savelog=(adf amd b5m mu)
}
forecast {
}
x11{
sigmalim=(1.5,2.5)
trendma=23
excludefcst=yes
final=(user)
appendfcst=yes
savelog=all
}