[R] time attribute from a file

[Erin Hodgess]

Thanks to all!

file.info is it.


On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 4:06 PM, Erik Iverson<eiverson at nmdp.org> wrote:
> Peter, that is assigning the time of creation of the object name.
>
> I think Erin might be looking for the file.info function, see ?file.info .
>
> Erik
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: r-help-bounces at r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-project.org] On Behalf Of Peter Alspach
> Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 4:03 PM
> To: Erin Hodgess; R help
> Subject: Re: [R] time attribute from a file
>
> Tena koe Erin
>
> You could write a wee wrapper and give the file an attribute.  For
> example,
>
> copy <- function (file = "clipboard", sep = "\t", na.strings = c("NA",
>    "*"), as.is = T, ...)
> {
>    myX <- read.table(file, sep = sep, na.strings = na.strings,
>        as.is = as.is, ...)
>    attr(myX, "copy time") <- Sys.time()
>    myX
> }
>
> I did this some time ago, but I must admit that I find it of limited
> value.
>
> HTH ....
>
> Peter Alspach
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: r-help-bounces at r-project.org
>> [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-project.org] On Behalf Of Erin Hodgess
>> Sent: Wednesday, 22 July 2009 8:55 a.m.
>> To: R help
>> Subject: [R] time attribute from a file
>>
>> Dear R People:
>>
>> I am reading in a file via read.table.   Is there a way to bring in
>> the time that the file was created, please?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Erin
>>
>>
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>> Erin Hodgess
>> Associate Professor
>> Department of Computer and Mathematical Sciences University
>> of Houston - Downtown
>> mailto: erinm.hodgess at gmail.com
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Erin Hodgess
Associate Professor
Department of Computer and Mathematical Sciences
University of Houston - Downtown
mailto: erinm.hodgess at gmail.com