[R] scan

[Heberto Ghezzo]

Hello, I have a problem. I have to read a HUGE file which has to be 
line processed, so I would like to use scan like
p <- scan(pfile,what=c(0,0,0,"",0,""),nlines=1)
but it continues to read the first line, so I have to add a skip and 
increment the skip after each read.
It takes forever to read a test file of 1 Mb, the real one is in 60's Mb
Is there a way to read line by line an ASCII file without having to 
reread the part already read?
Thanks for any help.

R. Heberto Ghezzo  Ph.D.
Meakins-Christie Labs
McGill University
Montreal - Canada
heberto at meakins.lan.mcgill.ca
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