[R] write.csv and header

[rkevinburton at charter.net]

I have a small request regarding this "append" feature. As it is now if the data is appended to the file so is the header. I would like to have the header only entered once and appends just append the data.

Doable?

Kevin

---- Patrick Connolly <p_connolly at slingshot.co.nz> wrote: 
> On Tue, 15-Dec-2009 at 01:55PM +0100, Gustaf Rydevik wrote:
> 
> 
> |> Hi,
> |> 
> |> ?write.table and the argument "append" should be of help.
> |> example:
> |> 
> |> > sink("test.csv")
> |> > cat("-----------------------------")
> |> > cat("\n")
> |> > cat("This is \n a test of header")
> |> > cat("\n")
> |> > cat("-----------------------------")
> |> > cat("\n")
> |> > sink()
> |> >
> 
> Or, instead of the use of sink() and cat(), one could use the write()
> function, also using the append = TRUE argument.
> 
> 
> |> write.table(matrix(rnorm(100),nrow=10),file="test.csv",append=TRUE,sep=",")
> |> 
> |> 
> |> regards,
> |> Gustaf
> |> 
> |> 
> |> -- 
> |> Gustaf Rydevik, M.Sci.
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