[R] read.csv issue

I'm trying to read in some data from a .csv format and have come across the following issue. Here is a simple example for replication # A sample .csv format schid,sch_name 331-802-7081,School One 464-551-7357,School Two 388-517-7627,School Three \ Four 388-517-4394,School Five Note the third

Re: [R] read.csv issue

Dear Harold, One thing you can do is to read the file plainly, even if the \ is lost and then, inside R, change the string value with gsub. Sincerely, Carlos J. Gil Bellosta http://www.datanalytics.com http://www.data-mining-blog.com El mié, 16-08-2006 a las 14:43 -0400, Doran, Harold

Re: [R] read.csv issue

Try 'gsub' y schidsch_name 1 331-802-7081 School One 2 464-551-7357 School Two 3 388-517-7627 School Three Four 4 388-517-4394 School Five levels(y$sch_name) - gsub(, , levels(y$sch_name)) y schid sch_name 1

Re: [R] read.csv issue

On Wed, 2006-08-16 at 14:43 -0400, Doran, Harold wrote: I'm trying to read in some data from a .csv format and have come across the following issue. Here is a simple example for replication # A sample .csv format schid,sch_name 331-802-7081,School One 464-551-7357,School Two

Re: [R] read.csv issue

[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 3:10 PM To: Doran, Harold Cc: r-help@stat.math.ethz.ch Subject: Re: [R] read.csv issue Try 'gsub' y schidsch_name 1 331-802-7081

Re: [R] read.csv issue

Set allowEscapes = FALSE when reading. See the help page for more details. There is perhaps an argument for changing the default for allowEscapes under read.csv, especially as people have now changed that for comment.char (in R-devel). On Wed, 16 Aug 2006, Doran, Harold wrote: I'm trying to

Re: [R] read.csv issue

On Wed, 16 Aug 2006, Prof Brian Ripley wrote: Set allowEscapes = FALSE when reading. See the help page for more details. There is perhaps an argument for changing the default for allowEscapes under read.csv, especially as people have now changed that for comment.char (in R-devel). Oops,

Re: [R] read.csv issue

To: Doran, Harold Cc: r-help@stat.math.ethz.ch Subject: Re: [R] read.csv issue On Wed, 16 Aug 2006, Prof Brian Ripley wrote: Set allowEscapes = FALSE when reading. See the help page for more details. There is perhaps an argument for changing the default for allowEscapes under read.csv