One way of creating fixed width output is to use 'sprintf' to create the string and write the resulting data out. I used your input and just selected columns 7-11 as an example. You will have to supply whatever field width you want. I create a matrix and null out the row and column names and then write the matrix out without quotes.
HTH > x.1 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 1 1 1 1 19.5 2.42 0.02 5.81 9.7 0.4 102 4.8 320 4.8 2 2 1 1 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.7 -4.0 178 5.4 301 0.2 3 3 1 1 8.2 1.64 0.08 6.93 6.9 -3.6 275 2.7 84 -11.1 4 4 1 1 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.6 -4.8 221 5.6 327 -10.4 5 5 1 1 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 11.6 8.2 168 4.3 269 6.8 6 6 1 1 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 18.7 16.9 155 5.6 287 8.2 7 7 1 1 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 7.0 2.1 195 2.7 22 0.1 8 8 1 1 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 17.6 6.5 281 2.0 146 1.5 9 9 1 1 41.2 1.54 0.82 6.96 12.2 7.8 268 5.5 356 4.5 10 10 1 1 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 14.6 -1.4 250 3.6 344 6.4 11 11 1 1 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 14.5 -3.7 300 0.0 0 -16.9 12 12 1 1 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.8 -2.6 308 0.0 0 2.9 13 13 1 1 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.4 1.6 226 3.3 335 3.8 # field widths are 6,6,8,5,7. You also control the number of decimals that appear > x.2 <- sprintf("%6.2f%6.1f%8.1f%5.0f%7.1f",x.1[,7], x.1[,8], x.1[,9], + x.1[,10], x.1[,11]) > x.2 <- as.matrix(x.2) # convert to a character matrix > dimnames(x.2) <- list(rep('', nrow(x.2)), '') # blank row and column names > noquote(x.2) 5.81 9.7 0.4 102 4.8 0.00 4.7 -4.0 178 5.4 6.93 6.9 -3.6 275 2.7 0.00 20.6 -4.8 221 5.6 0.00 11.6 8.2 168 4.3 0.00 18.7 16.9 155 5.6 0.00 7.0 2.1 195 2.7 0.00 17.6 6.5 281 2.0 6.96 12.2 7.8 268 5.5 0.00 14.6 -1.4 250 3.6 0.00 14.5 -3.7 300 0.0 0.00 8.8 -2.6 308 0.0 0.00 6.4 1.6 226 3.3 > On 8/27/05, Jean Eid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > why not write.table with sep="\t" > > On Sat, 27 Aug 2005, Duncan Golicher wrote: > > > Could anyone help with what should be a simple task? I have data as a > > fixed format (fortran) table. I have no trouble getting it into R using > > read.table. Each column is separated by a space, including the first > > column that begins with a space, and aligned. It reads into R as if > > separated by tabs. However I want to manipulate two columns of data then > > write the results out into exactly the same fortran format for use in > > another program. It should be simple, but I've tried a variety of > > experiments with print, cat and format, none of which have come close. > > > > Here is a sample of the data. > > > > 1 1 1 19.5 2.42 0.02 5.81 9.7 0.4 102. 4.8 320. 4.8 > > 2 1 1 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.7 -4.0 178. 5.4 301. 0.2 > > 3 1 1 8.2 1.64 0.08 6.93 6.9 -3.6 275. 2.7 84. -11.1 > > 4 1 1 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.6 -4.8 221. 5.6 327. -10.4 > > 5 1 1 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 11.6 8.2 168. 4.3 269. 6.8 > > 6 1 1 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 18.7 16.9 155. 5.6 287. 8.2 > > 7 1 1 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 7.0 2.1 195. 2.7 22. 0.1 > > 8 1 1 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 17.6 6.5 281. 2.0 146. 1.5 > > 9 1 1 41.2 1.54 0.82 6.96 12.2 7.8 268. 5.5 356. 4.5 > > 10 1 1 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 14.6 -1.4 250. 3.6 344. 6.4 > > 11 1 1 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 14.5 -3.7 300. 0.0 0. -16.9 > > 12 1 1 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.8 -2.6 308. 0.0 0. 2.9 > > 13 1 1 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.4 1.6 226. 3.3 335. 3.8 > > > > -- > > > > Dr Duncan Golicher > > Ecologia y Sistematica Terrestre > > Conservación de la Biodiversidad > > El Colegio de la Frontera Sur > > San Cristobal de Las Casas, > > Chiapas, Mexico > > > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ______________________________________________ > > R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list > > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > > PLEASE do read the posting guide! > > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > > -- Jim Holtman Convergys +1 513 723 2929 What the problem you are trying to solve? ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html