[R] importing files, columns "invade next column"

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On Wed, 19 Jan 2005, Tiago R Magalhaes wrote:

> another question (much less important) I have a binnary file in Splus for 
> this object. I exported the object in Splus as it says in the FAQ 
> (dump.data).

Whose FAQ?  data.dump is not mentioned in the R FAQ.

> But data.restore doesn't exist as a function. Is it because I'm using a 
> Mac?

It is in package foreign: please consult the `R Data Import/Export 
Manual'.  There are details you need to follow, including loading package 
foreign.

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