[R] data import

[Roger Peng]

If you're using Mac OS 8.6 then you can't use / as a path separator
(unless that is part of the filename?).  Maybe try specifying the full
path to the file using the file.path() function.

-roger
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On Sat, 11 Jan 2003, Rogerio Rosa da Silva wrote:

> 
>  Hello,
> 
> I'm a new user of R, and unsure of why I'm getting an
> 
> error reading external files on my Mac OS 8.6 machine.
> 
> I've read through posts that would seem related (and 'R
> 
> Import/Export' and 'Introduction to R') but to no avail.
> 
> If anyone has any  suggestions, I'd be very grateful. Here's the problem:
> 
> When I enter the command:
> 
> > guilds <- read.table(file = "/untitled.teste.txt")
> 
> I get the message:
> 
> > Error in file(file, "r") : unable to open connection
> 
> I'm sure this is just a simple matter but I'm perplexed.
> 
> Thanks for any suggestions,
> 
> Rogério R. Silva
> 
> 
> --
> Rogerio Rosa da Silva
> 
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