[R] boxplot problem

[jim holtman]

What is this statement supposed to do:

gc<-dat(1:19)

You are trying to call the function 'dat'  with a vector of 19 values.
 Is this what you intended?  If the function 'dat' does not exist,
that is why you are getting the error.

On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 2:46 AM, Paul Adams <pma3622 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> I am trying to plot a boxplot but am coming up with the error :
> "could not find function dat" I have used the following code.
> dat<-read.table(file="C:\\Documents and Settings\\.......txt",header=T,row.names=1,blank.lines.skip=F,na.strings="NA")
> file.show(file="C:\\Documents and Settings\\......txt")
> data<-read.table(file="C:\\Documents and Settings\\.....txt",header=T)
> file.show(file="C:\\Documents............txt")
>
> gc<-dat(1:19)
> act<-dat(20:39)
> x<-as.numeric(dat(100,gc))
> y<-as.numeric(dat(100,act))
> x<-x(!is.na(x))
> y<-y(!is.na(y))
> xy.list<-list(x,y)
> boxplot(xy.list,col=c("red","blue"),main="Gene 100")
> I can not figure out what I am doing wrong with function dat. Any help would be
> appreciated.
> Paul
>
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