Also, try these alternatives: sub(".", " ", x, fixed = TRUE) chartr(".", " ", x)
On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 4:02 AM, Sergey Goriatchev <serg...@gmail.com> wrote: > OK, got it now: > sub("[.]", " ", "ED4.Comdty") > > > On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 10:01, Sergey Goriatchev <serg...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hello, everyone >> >> How do I replace dot with empty space in "ED4.Comdty"? >> I need to get "ED4 Comdty" >> tried sub() in many different ways, like sub({.}, " ", "ED4.Comdty") >> etc but could not do it. >> >> Thanks in advance, >> Sergey >> > > > > -- > I'm not young enough to know everything. /Oscar Wilde > Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing. /Oscar Wilde > When you are finished changing, you're finished. /Benjamin Franklin > Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn. > /Benjamin Franklin > Luck is where preparation meets opportunity. /George Patten > > ______________________________________________ > 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. > ______________________________________________ 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.