On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 1:08 PM, David Winsemius <dwinsem...@comcast.net>wrote:
> > On Oct 28, 2009, at 12:21 PM, Val wrote: > > > > On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 11:59 AM, David Winsemius > <dwinsem...@comcast.net>wrote: > >> >> On Oct 28, 2009, at 11:46 AM, Val wrote: >> >> Val, please take it slow, you are missing basic stuff here. >>> >>>> >>>> (1) Windows Explorer may hide extensions; the 'Type' column should >>>> read 'R file' anyway. >>>> >>>> >>> * Yes I looked at it and it only shows type. To check I downloaded >>> another script with R extension "test.R" and the type column shows the >>> exact extension(i.e., test.R). >>> * >>> >>> >>> >>>> (2) Script files are included in your workspace with the comand >>>> source(). >>>> Please type ?source for details. >>>> >>>> (3) You should call files with their path and extensions (in your case >>>> 'Rossi.R') >>>> I can open the script using this command, >>>> >>>> * Rossi <- read.table( file.choose(),header=T) >>> * >>> *Why I can not open with this command?* >>> >>> Rossi <- read.table("C:/Documents and Settings/Val/My >>> Documents/R_data/prd/Rossi.dat",header=T) >>> >>> *David, >>> *You suggested to use , >>> >>> Rossi <- read.table(paste("C:/Documents and Settings/Val/My >>> Documents/R_data/prd", "Rossi.dat", sep="/"), header=T) >>> >>> This is not working as well I got the same error message. >>> >> >> H0: there is no file by that name in that directory. >> HA: (or Windows and the email process is mucking up the spaces in the >> path). I do not "see" a space between "My" and "Documents" in the email >> representation. >> >> I originally asked and you never answered...HOW did your save "Rossi" or >> "Rossi.dat"? Code and output ... we want all your code and console output! >> >> *Sorry for that and this is the code that was saved as "Ross.R". * > > > > This? What was "this"? In my opinion, indefinite pronouns should be banned > from discourse when discussing computer programs. > > *Now I manged to save it as *.R. > By default when I clicked file --> save as ---> the window asks file > name and shows save as type --> R files(*.R) file type. In my case I was > typing only the file name " Ross" without the extension assuming that the > window will append the extension since it asked me R files(*.R). I thought > it is just like the other windows program like Word or Excel. Now I have > to type the full file name Ross.R. > > * > > > There still appears to be confusion about data files and scripts. Do you > have both? > > I was asking about the file that you were hoping to read with the > read.table command. Please stop referring to creation of scripts. The > read.table command is not to be used for accessing scripts. Only source() > would be so used > > Again. Please produce the original code you used to create the file which > you are hoping to access using read.table. > > > > *The script file name is Ross.R > * > > > Which is of no interest to us unless you named a data file incorrectly. We > still would need to know HOW it was created. What were the commands? What > was in it? > > > David, *Yes You are right! I used note pad to create the data and when I added * *.txt** in the file name then it worked. Sorry for the confusion* Rossi <- read.table(paste("C:/Documents and Settings/Val/My Documents/R_data/prd", "Rossi.dat*.txt*", sep="/"), header=T) * Thanks a lot for your patience Val* * * > *Rossi <- read.table(paste("C:/Documents and Settings/Val/My > Documents/R_data/prd", "Rossi.dat", sep="/"), header=T)* > > > the console output is > Error in file(file, "r") : cannot open the connection > In addition: Warning message: > In file(file, "r") : > cannot open file 'C:/Documents and Settings/Val/My > Documents/R_data/prd/Rossi.dat': No such file or directory > > > > > > > > > >> So, please reproduce complete code and complete error messages. There are >> often details in those messages that new users are unable to decode. >> >> >> >> >>> Any help is highly appreciated >>> >>> Val >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Hope the above help, >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 3:55 PM, Val <valkr...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> The working directory is >>>>> >>>>> getwd() >>>>>> >>>>> [1] "C:/Documents and Settings/Val/My Documents" >>>>> >>>>> The data file(Rossi.dat) and the script(Rossi.R) are in >>>>> "C:/Documents and Settings/Val/My Documents/R_data/prd" >>>>> >>>>> How should I write to read the file? >>>>> >>>>> source(???) # what should be included here? >>>>> >>>>> Rossi <- read.table('Rossi.dat',header=T) >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> I still got the same error message. >>>>> >>>>> Error in file(file, "r") : cannot open the connection >>>>> In addition: Warning message: >>>>> In file(file, "r") : cannot open file 'Rossi': No such file or >>>>> directory >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> Val >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 10:32 AM, David Winsemius < >>>>> >>>> dwinsem...@comcast.net>wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On Oct 28, 2009, at 10:04 AM, Val wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi User's, >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This might be a simple question but it is giving me a hard time as I >>>>>>> am >>>>>>> >>>>>> a >>>> >>>>> new user. >>>>>>> I installed R version 2.9.2 (2009-08-24) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 1. I just copied a short script from Fox (2002) as a practice and >>>>>>> >>>>>> wanted >>>> >>>>> to save it as Rossi.R. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> How? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> The system saved it without complain but when I looked at using a >>>>>> >>>>> windows >>>> >>>>> explorer it is not *.R file but only Rossi. Why this is happening? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> If you were to include the code, we perhaps could tell you. In its >>>>>> >>>>> default >>>> >>>>> mode Windows may be hiding the extension from you. (Or possibly because >>>>>> >>>>> R >>>> >>>>> does not postpend file types and (I am now guessing here about a >>>>>> package >>>>>> >>>>> I >>>> >>>>> have not used and don't even know if you are) neither does Rcmdr.) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> 2. the script and the data files are in the same working directory. >>>>>>> >>>>>> When I >>>> >>>>> run the following script >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Rossi <- read.table('Rossi',header=T) >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> No path specification. And ??? thought you said it was a script, >>>>>> which >>>>>> would have been loaded with source() >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Rossi[1:5,1:10] >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> But this suggests you are using it as data. ???? >>>>>> >>>>>> What do you get when your type this: >>>>>> >>>>>> getwd() >>>>>> >>>>>> the working directory is > getwd() >>>>>> >>>>> [1] "C:/Documents and Settings/val/My Documents" >>>>> >>>>>> getwd() >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Maybe if you tried (untested)... Nah ... not going to do further >>>>>> >>>>> guessing. >>>> >>>>> Read the posting guide and supply the missing elements. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I got the following error messages >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Error in file(file, "r") : cannot open the connection >>>>>>> In addition: Warning message: >>>>>>> In file(file, "r") : cannot open file 'Rossi': No such file >>>>>>> >>>>>> or >>>> >>>>> directory >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Rossi[1:5,1:10] >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Error: object 'Rossi' not found >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thank you for your help in advance >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Val >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> David Winsemius, MD >>>>>> Heritage Laboratories >>>>>> West Hartford, CT >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> [[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. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> [[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. >>> >> >> David Winsemius, MD >> Heritage Laboratories >> West Hartford, CT >> >> > > David Winsemius, MD > Heritage Laboratories > West Hartford, CT > > [[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.