Hi David, If the delimier is "tab" try this.
my.df<-read.table("my_file.txt", head=T, sep="\t") Cheers, Miltinho Brazil > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Arnold > > Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 5:15 PM > > To: r-help@r-project.org > > Subject: [R] Importing data with different delimters > > > > All, > > > > I have a data file with 56 entries that looks like this: > > > > City State JanTemp Lat Long > > Mobile, AL 44 31.2 88.5 > > Montgomery, AL 38 32.9 86.8 > > Phoenix, AZ 35 33.6 112.5 > > Little Rock, AR 31 35.4 92.8 > > Los Angeles, CA 47 34.3 118.7 > > San Francisco, CA 42 38.4 123.0 > > > > I would like to "read" this data into a dataframe. Is it > > possible to do without editing the datafile? > > > > D. > > > > ______________________________________________ > > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > > PLEASE do read the posting guide > > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.