# Install and load the foreign library if needed # install.packages("foreign") library(foreign) # Attempt a low-level read of the DBF file matrix tryCatch( corrupt_data <- read.dbf("path/to/corrupt_popdata.dbf") print("Header structure intact. Re-saving file...") write.dbf(corrupt_data, "path/to/fixed_popdata.dbf") , error = function(e) cat("Error detected in DBF header data array:", conditionMessage(e)) ) Use code with caution.
Complete geographic boundary files combined with demographic allocation maps. Shapefile (including .dbf attributes) popdatabf free