Hi All, I have used windows R.
We can also write like this: A <- read.csv("C:/Users/Anthi/Desktop/R/A.csv",header=TRUE) On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 8:09 PM, Marc Schwartz <marc_schwa...@me.com> wrote: > > On Sep 19, 2012, at 9:26 AM, Rui Barradas <ruipbarra...@sapo.pt> wrote: > > > > > Em 19-09-2012 15:01, Sarah Goslee escreveu: > >> On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 9:53 AM, Frans Marcelissen > >> <frans.marcelis...@digipsy.nl> wrote: > >>> Hi, > >>> Should'nt it be A <- read.csv("C:\\\\Users\\Anthi\\Desktop\\R\\A.csv", > >>> header=TRUE) > >>> (c:\\ becomes c:\ In general I think it is better to use / and //) > >>> Frans > >> No idea; I was copying the original poster's version. In this case, it > >> would definitely be better to take advice on path construction from > >> someone who uses Windows! > > > > I use Windows and the answer is no, the four backslashes don't make > sense, because like Frans said, c:\\ becomes c:\ > > (There is no such thing as c:\\\\ ---> c:\\). > > > > Rui Barradas > > Ahoy Mateys, > > Not to mention, creating file paths on Windows is an Arrrr FAQ: > > > http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/rw-FAQ.html#R-can_0027t-find-my-file > > Savvy? > > Marc Schwartz > > P.S. It's International Talk Like a Pirate Day, which of course fits with > a certain language we all hold dear. Somebody had to do it... ;-) > > > >> Sarah > >> > >>> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > >>> Van: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r-project.org > ] > >>> Namens Sarah Goslee > >>> Verzonden: woensdag 19 september 2012 15:44 > >>> Aan: Anthi Oikonomou > >>> CC: r-h...@stat.math.ethz.ch > >>> Onderwerp: Re: [R] Importing a CSV file > >>> > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> load() is for R's binary data files. You need to use read.csv(), as you > >>> tried, but probably with the complete path. > >>> > >>> A <- read.csv("C:\\Users\\Anthi\\Desktop\\R\\A.csv", header=TRUE) > >>> > >>> Sarah > >>> > >>> On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 4:54 AM, Anthi Oikonomou < > anthi.oi...@gmail.com> > >>> wrote: > >>>> Hi, > >>>> I am trying to import csv file in R console I have saved my data in a > >>>> file on the desktop named R and here is my problematic script > >>>> > >>>>> load("C:\\Users\\Anthi\\Desktop\\R\\A.csv") > >>>> Error: bad restore file magic number (file may be corrupted) -- no > >>>> data loaded In addition: Warning message: > >>>> file 'A.csv' has magic number ';Abra' > >>>> Use of save versions prior to 2 is deprecated when I don t load and > >>>> I ask to read here is the answer > >>>>> A <-read.csv("A.csv",header=TRUE) > >>>> Error in file(file, "rt") : cannot open the connection In addition: > >>>> Warning message: > >>>> In file(file, "rt") : cannot open file 'A.csv': No such file or > >>>> directory > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Do you know what should I do? > >>>> Thank you in advance > > ______________________________________________ > 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.