Re: [R] RODBC query

2007-05-31 Thread Prof Brian Ripley
On Thu, 31 May 2007, Lucke, Joseph F wrote: > As a newbie to RODBC (Windows XP), I find that the commands aren't > working quite as expected. > After > Library(RODBC) > > I had planned to use the two-step process > > myConn = odbcConnectExcel("Dates.xls") > sqlQuery(myConn,"SELECT ID, ADM_DATE, AD

[R] RODBC query

2007-05-31 Thread Lucke, Joseph F
As a newbie to RODBC (Windows XP), I find that the commands aren't working quite as expected. After Library(RODBC) I had planned to use the two-step process myConn = odbcConnectExcel("Dates.xls") sqlQuery(myConn,"SELECT ID, ADM_DATE, ADM_TIME FROM A") #A is the Excel spreadsheet name X = sqlGetRe

Re: [R] RODBC query on one line

2004-09-01 Thread Mikkel Grum
Thanks Brian and Sean, Works well and solves another problem I had: changing the same condition in a series of related but different queries, by making only one change in a variable that is then used in all the queries. Mikkel --- Sean Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I often use paste to bui

Re: [R] RODBC query on one line

2004-09-01 Thread Sean Davis
I often use paste to build up SQL queries into line-sized chunks, but this is only a convenience and not required. It does improve readability and maintainability, in my opinion. Sean On Sep 1, 2004, at 5:09 AM, Mikkel Grum wrote: Dear R-helpers, When I use sqlQuery in the package RODBC, I cann

Re: [R] RODBC query on one line

2004-09-01 Thread Prof Brian Ripley
Not true: you have to submit the query as one element of a character vector, not the same thing at all. You *can* use paste() to assemble it. On Wed, 1 Sep 2004, Mikkel Grum wrote: > Dear R-helpers, > > When I use sqlQuery in the package RODBC, I cannot > break the line, but have to write the e

[R] RODBC query on one line

2004-09-01 Thread Mikkel Grum
Dear R-helpers, When I use sqlQuery in the package RODBC, I cannot break the line, but have to write the entire SQL Query on the same line. Is this expected behaviour? It is definitely workable, but makes the queries a slightly difficult to read and edit. I'm using R 1.9.1 and RODBC 1.0-4 on Win