[R] Remove columns by name data[-c("subj","drug")]

[Dieter Menne]

Is there an easy way to remove data frame columns
by name instead of by index? The following gives
the idea

remove<-c("subj","drug")
data[-remove]

I found a solution with a few evals and substitutes,
similar to that used in reshapeLong, but there must
be an easier way out.

Dieter


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Dr. Dieter Menne
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