Re: [R] Maintain Spaces and Parentheses in Variable Names
You may also want to look at the label function (and friends) from the Hmisc package. This gives a way to use short, "correct" names for the variables, but have a longer, more descriptive label to use in plots. -- Gregory (Greg) L. Snow Ph.D. Statistical Data Center Intermountain Healthcare greg.s...@imail.org 801.408.8111 > -Original Message- > From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r- > project.org] On Behalf Of Cloudy56 > Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 11:42 AM > To: r-help@r-project.org > Subject: Re: [R] Maintain Spaces and Parentheses in Variable Names > > > Thank you very much. That certainly worked. Somehow I did not see > that when > reading the help file, nor could I find it via Google search so I > appreciate > your help! -- JC > > > Henrique Dallazuanna wrote: > > > > Try this: > > > > read.table(, check.names = FALSE) > > > > On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 3:56 PM, Cloudy56 > > wrote: > > > >> > >> Is there any way to maintain spaces, slashes, and parentheses in > variable > >> names when reading these into R? > >> > >> Of course, read.table converts these to periods. However, I know > that > >> it's > >> not strictly illegal to have these characters in variable names as I > am > >> able > >> to add them using the "variable editor" portion of the "data > editor." > >> > >> I need to batch produce dozens of histograms for reporting purposes > and > >> my > >> data is loaded with special characters e.g. "Historic Trend (mm/yr)" > >> Adding "Historic.Trend..mm.yr." to my plots is not acceptable for > >> reporting > >> purposes. Do I really need to manually label all of my plots each > time I > >> produce them in R or manually change the variable names in the Data > >> Editor? > >> > >> Any help that anyone may be able to provide to allow me to read data > >> without > >> "corrupting" my variable labels would be appreciated. (Forgive me > if > >> this > >> is a dumb question, first day in R.) > >> -- > >> View this message in context: > >> http://www.nabble.com/Maintain-Spaces-and-Parentheses-in-Variable- > Names-tp21377255p21377255.html > >> Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > >> > >> __ > >> 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. > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Henrique Dallazuanna > > Curitiba-Paraná-Brasil > > 25° 25' 40" S 49° 16' 22" O > > > > [[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. > > > > > > -- > View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Maintain-Spaces- > and-Parentheses-in-Variable-Names-tp21377255p21377996.html > Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > __ > 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.
Re: [R] Maintain Spaces and Parentheses in Variable Names
Thank you very much. That certainly worked. Somehow I did not see that when reading the help file, nor could I find it via Google search so I appreciate your help! -- JC Henrique Dallazuanna wrote: > > Try this: > > read.table(, check.names = FALSE) > > On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 3:56 PM, Cloudy56 > wrote: > >> >> Is there any way to maintain spaces, slashes, and parentheses in variable >> names when reading these into R? >> >> Of course, read.table converts these to periods. However, I know that >> it's >> not strictly illegal to have these characters in variable names as I am >> able >> to add them using the "variable editor" portion of the "data editor." >> >> I need to batch produce dozens of histograms for reporting purposes and >> my >> data is loaded with special characters e.g. "Historic Trend (mm/yr)" >> Adding "Historic.Trend..mm.yr." to my plots is not acceptable for >> reporting >> purposes. Do I really need to manually label all of my plots each time I >> produce them in R or manually change the variable names in the Data >> Editor? >> >> Any help that anyone may be able to provide to allow me to read data >> without >> "corrupting" my variable labels would be appreciated. (Forgive me if >> this >> is a dumb question, first day in R.) >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://www.nabble.com/Maintain-Spaces-and-Parentheses-in-Variable-Names-tp21377255p21377255.html >> Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> __ >> 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. >> > > > > -- > Henrique Dallazuanna > Curitiba-Paraná-Brasil > 25° 25' 40" S 49° 16' 22" O > > [[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. > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Maintain-Spaces-and-Parentheses-in-Variable-Names-tp21377255p21377996.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ 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.
Re: [R] Maintain Spaces and Parentheses in Variable Names
Try this: read.table(, check.names = FALSE) On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 3:56 PM, Cloudy56 wrote: > > Is there any way to maintain spaces, slashes, and parentheses in variable > names when reading these into R? > > Of course, read.table converts these to periods. However, I know that it's > not strictly illegal to have these characters in variable names as I am > able > to add them using the "variable editor" portion of the "data editor." > > I need to batch produce dozens of histograms for reporting purposes and my > data is loaded with special characters e.g. "Historic Trend (mm/yr)" > Adding "Historic.Trend..mm.yr." to my plots is not acceptable for reporting > purposes. Do I really need to manually label all of my plots each time I > produce them in R or manually change the variable names in the Data Editor? > > Any help that anyone may be able to provide to allow me to read data > without > "corrupting" my variable labels would be appreciated. (Forgive me if this > is a dumb question, first day in R.) > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/Maintain-Spaces-and-Parentheses-in-Variable-Names-tp21377255p21377255.html > Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > __ > 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. > -- Henrique Dallazuanna Curitiba-Paraná-Brasil 25° 25' 40" S 49° 16' 22" O [[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] Maintain Spaces and Parentheses in Variable Names
Is there any way to maintain spaces, slashes, and parentheses in variable names when reading these into R? Of course, read.table converts these to periods. However, I know that it's not strictly illegal to have these characters in variable names as I am able to add them using the "variable editor" portion of the "data editor." I need to batch produce dozens of histograms for reporting purposes and my data is loaded with special characters e.g. "Historic Trend (mm/yr)" Adding "Historic.Trend..mm.yr." to my plots is not acceptable for reporting purposes. Do I really need to manually label all of my plots each time I produce them in R or manually change the variable names in the Data Editor? Any help that anyone may be able to provide to allow me to read data without "corrupting" my variable labels would be appreciated. (Forgive me if this is a dumb question, first day in R.) -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Maintain-Spaces-and-Parentheses-in-Variable-Names-tp21377255p21377255.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ 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.
