[R] problem with read.table

[TEMPL Matthias]

> Hi All
> 
> recently i faced an unknown problem while reading the data. 
> Can someone help me in understanding why this happened.
> 
> I have .txt file containing X, Y, Z variables. I used the command 

Please show at least 2 lines of your data.

> 
> > a <- read.table("filename", header=TRUE)

Are you sure, that a looks correct? (= have you set the correct
seperator in read.table with option sep= )

Best regards,
Matthias

> after reading the file i am able to view it by tryping a. but 
> i am unable to access the variables in a, by giving the command a$X.
> 
> > a$X
> > NULL
> 
> this is the output it was showing. However the same i am able 
> to access by giving a[[1]]. i tried changing the mode by 
> issuing command a <- as.data.frame(a). But situation remains the same.
> 
> look forward for experts suggestion on this.
> 
> rgds
> 
> snvk
> 
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