Closes #207 xportr_length for missing length in metadata

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Assigns the maximum length value instead of 200 for a character variable when the length is missing in the metadata

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[bms63]

Just a small update to test and please fix lintr issue. Thanks again for this work @cpiraux !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cpiraux]

What should I do to resolve this lint error?

[bms63]

What should I do to resolve this lint error?

It has to do with the number of conditions being used in a function. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclomatic_complexity

I increased it to 18 in the .lintr file so this would check. Will make an issue for someone to look into for next release.