[R] reading csv files - SYLK : file format not valid

YH DENG yinghai.deng at bri.nrc.ca
Sun Nov 11 04:10:02 CET 2007


Check your csv file if the first field is "ID". If so then change it to
something else or change it to "id".
Deng

-----Original Message-----
From: r-help-bounces at r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-project.org] On
Behalf Of Bob Green
Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 7:32 PM
To: r-help at r-project.org
Subject: [R] reading csv files - SYLK : file format not valid


I am wanting to read EXCEL files into R. In the past I have saved 
EXCEL files as csv files without difficulty. Recently, when I have 
saved the files in this format I am then unable to open them again in 
EXCEL or though windows (XP). I receive a message stating -  SYLK: 
file format not valid.

R will read the file, but I cannot open it in windows. Csv files 
created and saved in the past (on the same computer) can still be opened.

I am not saving as csv (Macintosh) and saving as a SYLK file results 
in the same error.

Any suggestions are appreciated,

Bob

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