[R] read.csv does not find my file (windows xp)

[Ralf B]

jep! I forgot to use sep="" for paste and introducted a space in front
of the filename... damn, 1 hour of my life!

Ralf

2010/6/24 Uwe Ligges <ligges at statistik.tu-dortmund.de>:
>
>
> On 24.06.2010 19:02, Ralf B wrote:
>>
>> I try to load a file
>>
>> myData<- read.csv(file="C:\\myfolder\\mysubfolder\\mydata.csv",
>> head=TRUE, sep=";")
>>
>> and get this error:
>>
>> Error in file(file, "rt") : cannot open the connection
>> In addition: Warning message:
>> In file(file, "rt") :
>>   cannot open file 'C:\myfolder\mysubfolder\mydata.csv: No such file
>> or directory
>>
>> am I overlooking something?
>>
>> I am getting the same error when I write the path in '/' notation...
>> Does R not tolorate drive letters?
>
>
> It does, and if you can open the file with opther software, then you
> probably misspelled folder or filename.
>
> Uwe Ligges
>
>
>
>> Ralf
>>
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