[R] Finding & replacing non-ASCII characters

[Ista Zahn]

It works the same for me as it does for non-ASCII characters:

x <- "mia. SzaĚmitaĚĂł"
x.out<-gsub("Ăł","A",x)
x.out<-gsub("Ăł","A",x.out)
x.out<-gsub("Ě","I",x)
x.out<-gsub("Ăł","A",x.out)
x.out
[1]"mia.SzaImitaIA"

-Ista

On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 7:03 PM, Steven Kang <stochastickang at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi guys,
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> Are there any feasible methods in searching & finding non-ASCII characters
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> For example, from the following object,
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> x <- mia. SzaĚmitaĚĂł
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> The desired output is,
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> x.out <- mia. SzaImitaIA
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> Your help in resolving this would be greatly appreciated.
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Ista Zahn
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University of Rochester
Department of Clinical and Social Psychology
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