Re: [R] strsplit on comma, with a trailing comma in input

my understanding is that this behavior is known (the help file mentions something along these lines in the example). i'd use something like: theText - a,,b, theText - gsub(\\,$, , , theText) and then use strsplit() on theText b On Dec 3, 2007, at 6:22 PM, dankelley wrote: I have a

[R] strsplit on comma, with a trailing comma in input

I have a comma-separated data file in which trailing commas sometimes occur. I am using strsplit to extract the data from this file, and it seems great except in cases with trailing comma characters. The example below illustrates. What I'd like is to get a fourth element in the answer, being

Re: [R] strsplit on comma, with a trailing comma in input

dankelley wrote: I have a comma-separated data file in which trailing commas sometimes occur. I am using strsplit to extract the data from this file, and it seems great except in cases with trailing comma characters. The example below illustrates. What I'd like is to get a fourth element in

Re: [R] strsplit on comma, with a trailing comma in input

Try appending another comma: strsplit(paste(a,,b,, ,, sep = ), ,) On Dec 3, 2007 6:22 PM, dankelley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a comma-separated data file in which trailing commas sometimes occur. I am using strsplit to extract the data from this file, and it seems great except in

Re: [R] strsplit on comma, with a trailing comma in input

This works perfectly. Thanks! Peter Dalgaard wrote: Hmm, I don't think strsplit can do that. However: scan(textConnection(a,,b,), sep=,, what=) Read 4 items [1] a b -- O__ Peter Dalgaard Øster Farimagsgade 5, Entr.B c/ /'_ --- Dept. of