Why aren't you using 'read.table'? On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 3:47 AM, Bob Roberts <quagmire54...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi, > I have a data set that I read in using readLines, but R classes it as a > character string. The data set has multiple columns and rows, but I only want > the first 2 columns in the form of a matrix. Thanks for the help. > > > > > [[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 that 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.