If you really want to do it, here is a way, but don't expect to be able to reference the columns by name; this is just so it 'prints pretty':
> x <- textConnection("AM2 AM2 AM2 FAL + 2 3 4 5 + 1 -1 -3 -2") > # read the header row > header <- read.table(x, as.is=TRUE, nrows=1) > # read in the rest of the data > myData <- read.table(x, header=FALSE) > # put header on the table > colnames(myData) <- header > myData AM2 AM2 AM2 FAL 1 2 3 4 5 2 1 -1 -3 -2 > myData$AM2 # only gives the first column [1] 2 1 On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 3:45 AM, carol white <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > Although I set check.names to FALSE in read.table, the duplicate names get > modified. What should be done in this case? > > the text file to be read by read.table > > AM2 AM2 AM2 FAL > 2 3 4 5 > 1 -1 -3 -2 > > t = read.table ("my_file", check.names = FALSE, header = T) > >> t > AM2 AM2.1 AM2.2 FAL > > 2 3 4 5 > > 1 -1 -3 -2 > > instead of > > AM2 AM2 AM2 FAL > > > 2 3 4 5 > > > 1 -1 -3 -2 > > > Best, > carol > > > > > [[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. > > -- Jim Holtman Cincinnati, OH +1 513 646 9390 What is the problem you are trying to solve? ______________________________________________ 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.