[R] option to control the spac between columns in data frame

[David Winsemius]

On Oct 27, 2009, at 3:51 PM, Subodh Acharya wrote:

> Hello,
> I have a question regarding a way to control the appreance of output
> exported by R
> when I use capture.output( x, file = "Directory/file.txt") , I get a  
> text
> file which when I paste to a word file looks like the first table  
> below.
>
> The following table has its clumns spaced closely so when I paste it  
> to a
> word file it looks continuous. Is there any option in R to make the  
> outputs
> like the second table?

 > ctl <- c(4.17,5.58,5.18,6.11,4.50,4.61,5.17,4.53,5.33,5.14)
 > trt <- c(4.81,4.17,4.41,3.59,5.87,3.83,6.03,4.89,4.32,4.69)
 > group <- gl(2,10,20, labels=c("Ctl","Trt"))
 > weight <- c(ctl, trt)
 > print(anova(lm.D9 <- lm(weight ~ group)) )
Analysis of Variance Table

Response: weight
           Df Sum Sq Mean Sq F value Pr(>F)
group      1 0.6882  0.6882  1.4191  0.249
Residuals 18 8.7292  0.4850

 > print(anova(lm.D9 <- lm(weight ~ group)), print.gap=6)
Analysis of Variance Table

Response: weight
                Df      Sum Sq      Mean Sq      F value      Pr(>F)
group           1      0.6882       0.6882       1.4191       0.249
Residuals      18      8.7292       0.4850

>
> Any help will be highly appreciated.
>
>
> Thank you very much in advance.
>
>
> Model 1
> 4/70-3/80 Year 2
>
>       Source Area Runoff Nitrogen Phosphorus
> V1 LDR_imperv      203   52.6   1496.0      190.0
> V2   LDR_perv   1147    5.7    489.6      163.6
> V3 MDR_imperv  281  52.6   4141.7      654.7
> V4   MDR_Perv  654    5.7    511.8      227.4
> V5 IND_imperv   97   52.6   1604.4      226.0
> V6   IND_perv   42    5.7      17.9           7.1
> V7 COM_imperv  158   52.6   2613.4      368.1
> V8   COM_perv  157    5.7     67.0       26.6
> Total         10942      1302.2
>
>  Source Area Runoff Nitrogen Phosphorus
> V1 LDR_imperv           203            52.6           1496.0
> 190.0
> V2   LDR_perv            1147           5.7             489.6
> 163.6
> V3 MDR_imperv         281             52.6            4141.7
> 654.7
> V4   MDR_Perv          654             5.7              511.8
> 227.4
> V5 IND_imperv           97              52.6             1604.4
> 226.0
>
> -- 
> Acharya, Subodh
>
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David Winsemius, MD
Heritage Laboratories
West Hartford, CT