It is just printing them out with that significance; the numbers are stored
with about 15 digits. If you want more, use 'options':
> x <- scan(textConnection("641673.78807
+
+ 3607080.78438
+
+ 641436.56207
+
+ 3607108.30543
+
+ 641165.28042
+
+ 3607136.82957
+
+ 640879.58373
+
+ 3607116.20568
+
+ "), what=0)
Read 8 items
> x
[1] 641673.8 3607080.8 641436.6 3607108.3 641165.3 3607136.8 640879.6
3607116.2
> options(digits=20)
> x
[1] 641673.78807 3607080.78438 641436.56207 3607108.30543 641165.28042
3607136.82957 640879.58373
[8] 3607116.20568
>
On Feb 12, 2008 5:40 PM, Weidong Gu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have a data file with 50 columns. Among them, there are two
> coordinates, X and Y
>
> X
>
> Y
>
> 641673.78807
>
> 3607080.78438
>
> 641436.56207
>
> 3607108.30543
>
> 641165.28042
>
> 3607136.82957
>
> 640879.58373
>
> 3607116.20568
>
>
>
> When I use read.table, it rounds X and Y to the maximal 8 decimal number
> as.
>
>
>
> 641673.8 3607081
>
> 641436.6 3607108
>
> 641165.3 3607137
>
> 640879.6 3607116
>
> 640683.5 3607105
>
>
>
> My question is how to specify these two columns in read.table. Maybe
> colClasses helps but I have 50 columns...
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> Weidong Gu,
>
> Department of Medicine
> University of Alabama, Birmingham
> 1900 University Blvd., Birmingham, Alabama 35294
> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> PH: (205)-975-9053
>
>
>
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