This works for me:

Lines <- "label_1, label_2, label_3
1,2,3
3,2,4
2,3,4
Total Rows: 3"

d <- head(read.csv(textConnection(Lines)), -1)
closeAllConnections()

On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 10:05 PM, Noah Silverman <noahsilver...@ucla.edu>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have a CSV file that is formatted well, except that the last line is a
> "summary" not is CSV format.
>
> Toy example:
>
> label_1, label_2, label_3
> 1,2,3
> 3,2,4
> 2,3,4
> Total Rows: 3
>
>
> When I try to import this into R with:  d <- read.table("foo.csv",
> header=T, sep=",")
> It fails to import properly because of the last line.
>
> Currently, I have a shell script that strips the last line from the file,
> then it imports to R cleanly.  I don't like this extra layer of processing.
>
> Is there a way to import something like this cleanly in R.
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> Noah
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