[R] Importing an Excel file

[Uwe Ligges]

Vito Ricci wrote:

> Hi,
> I'm trying to use read.xls() function to import Excel
> data, but I've this error:
> 
> Error in system(cmd, intern = !verbose) : perl not
> found
> 
> R is running under Win2000;
> 
> This function works translating the named Microsoft
> Excel file into a temporary .csv file, using Greg
> Warnes' xls2csv perl script (installed as part of the
> gregmisc package).
> 
> What happens?


You already told us that there is a perl script, and the error message 
says that perl has not been found.
So what about installing perl and adding it to your path?

Uwe Ligges




> Cordially
> Vito Ricci
> 
> =====
> Diventare costruttori di soluzioni
> 
> Visitate il portale http://www.modugno.it/
> e in particolare la sezione su Palese http://www.modugno.it/archivio/cat_palese.shtml
> 
> ______________________________________________
> R-help at stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list
> https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
> PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html