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Try, read.fwf("filename.ext",width=c(3,rep(1,298)),header=F) Blay yyan liu wrote: > > Hi: > I have a data file in the following format. The first three digits > stand for the ID of a respondent such as 402, 403. Different respondents > may have the same ID. Followed the ID are 298 single digit number ranging > from 1 to 5. My question is how to read this data file into R. I tried > "scan" and "read" but they do not work because the numbers in the file are > not separated. Any suggestions? > Thank you! > > zhong > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 40212221211 > > 11212323114345531221314222132311445542524542111412113212124145315324113113112411 > 14153111131421112514214413141115311543241411222213124115411415351211114251213111 > 51512242411411311413352111512221311113211423111131141413151433212221211454124214 > 11531111311211331512415451222211112311131311111512 > > 40222221211 > > 31122312123333532122221122221311444321432343211313223213222134323223114122313322 > 13343113112421222413324223221213431321322212332223222115222414431222214351312113 > 52221232312323213313222111222242312112411323122131143223251332112123231333121222 > 11422211214312332312324351213121121311233412212512 > > 40312191211 > > 21112311121534431151234222211213324522211214112212112312311125413412313112211111 > 24233113124442121211213442233211221321444411253212211113221344241211424252112314 > 11121224211414112421111111111141332231511345133211131132431122111311121443131114 > 32541311112223211512414541111111121451211311111541 > > 40322191211 > > 31124311121411333143142111311111444331311315212111221131221115333113115111411312 > 15414112115544144211325324213211121151345211152412111114121535153531514152111425 > 32141123112335112111121111111151241243511135125221111111441121111322141111131114 > 35411111444313111112413531111111111341311411111511 > > > > > [[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. > > ----- Blay S KATH Kumasi, Ghana. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/how-to-important-a-date-file-into-R-tp17715519p17716831.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.