I assume the problem is to only keep those rows whose Rep value is not equal to the Rep value in the prior row. In that case just compare c("", Rep[-nr]) to Rep and use the resulting vector, ix, to select out rows. Rep <- as.character(act_2$Rep) could be simplified to Rep <- act_2$Rep if Rep is already known to be "character".
Lines <- "Date Dtime Hour Min Second Rep 51 2006-02-22 14:52:18 14 52 18 useractivity_act 52 2006-02-22 14:52:18 14 52 18 4 55 2006-02-22 14:52:49 14 52 49 4 57 2006-02-22 14:52:51 14 52 51 4 58 2006-02-22 14:52:52 14 52 52 3 60 2006-02-22 14:54:42 14 54 42 useractivity_idle" act_2 <- read.table(textConnection(Lines), header = TRUE, as.is = TRUE) nr <- nrow(act_2) Rep <- as.character(act_2$Rep) ix <- Rep != c("", Rep[-nr]) act_2[ix] On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 6:25 AM, Tammy Ma <metal_lical...@live.com> wrote: > > > > Hi All, > > >> act_2 > Date Dtime Hour Min Second Rep > 51 2006-02-22 14:52:18 14 52 18 useractivity_act > 52 2006-02-22 14:52:18 14 52 18 4 > 55 2006-02-22 14:52:49 14 52 49 4 > 57 2006-02-22 14:52:51 14 52 51 4 > 58 2006-02-22 14:52:52 14 52 52 3 > 60 2006-02-22 14:54:42 14 54 42 useractivity_idle > > I want to change act_2 to > Date Dtime Hour Min Second Rep > > 51 2006-02-22 14:52:18 14 52 18 useractivity_act > > 52 2006-02-22 14:52:18 14 52 18 4 > 58 2006-02-22 14:52:52 14 52 52 3 > 60 2006-02-22 14:54:42 14 54 42 useractivity_idle > > in other word, I want to keep 1st if there are many repeated value, I made > the program as: > > > rm_r<-function(act_2){ > dm<-dim(act_2)[1]-1 > for(i in 2:dm){ > > if(act_2$Rep[i+1]==act_2$Rep[i]){ > act_2<-act_2[-(i+1),] > }else{ > act_2<-act_2 > } > } > return(act_2) > } > > when it moved one row on 1st loop, i should still start 2 but it become 3 at > 2nd loop, if I add i<-i-1, then i go to 1 > seems not reasonbale. How should I modify it`? > > Tammy > _________________________________________________________________ > Drag n’ drop—Get easy photo sharing with Windows Live™ Photos. > > http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/products/photos.aspx > [[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. > > ______________________________________________ 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.