Here is how to get the number: > x <- c("channel 1 20120509 153744 00001.ddf", "channel 1 20120509 154744 > 00001.ddf", + "channel 1 20120509 155744 00001.ddf", "channel 1 20120509 160744 00001.ddf", + "channel 1 20120509 161744 00001.ddf", "channel 1 20120509 162744 00001.ddf") > # get the number > xNew <- sub("^channel 1 ([0-9 ]+).*", "\\1", x) # notice the space after the > '9' > xNew [1] "20120509 153744 00001" "20120509 154744 00001" "20120509 155744 00001" "20120509 160744 00001" [5] "20120509 161744 00001" "20120509 162744 00001" > >
On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 3:41 PM, mpavlic <matevz.pav...@gi-zrmk.si> wrote: > Just one more thing ... > > my colnames are as follows : > c("channel 1 20120509 153744 00001.ddf", "channel 1 20120509 154744 > 00001.ddf", > "channel 1 20120509 155744 00001.ddf", "channel 1 20120509 160744 > 00001.ddf", > "channel 1 20120509 161744 00001.ddf", "channel 1 20120509 162744 > 00001.ddf",...) > > How would i get just the numbers after channel 1 as name of the column? For > example, 2012205009 153744 instead of channel 1 201220509 153744... > > Thanks, m > > -- > View this message in context: > http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/importing-multiple-file-form-folder-tp4631637p4631753.html > Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ______________________________________________ > 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. -- Jim Holtman Data Munger Guru What is the problem that you are trying to solve? Tell me what you want to do, not how you want to do it. ______________________________________________ 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.