[R] Rodbc quesion: how to reliably determine the data type?

[David Winsemius]

On May 3, 2011, at 2:10 AM, Albert-Jan Roskam wrote:

> Hi Jeff,
>
> Ah, thanks a lot! Yes, meanwhile I also switched to csv. This still  
> requires
> knowledge about the regional settings (Sys.getlocale), but it's a  
> lot more
> transparent.
>
>
> I'm quite new to R and I must say that stuff like this is eating up  
> a LOT of my
> time. All those invisible data type conversions are driving me nuts.
> StringsAsFactors=F should be the default, for instance.
>

You can set that (if spelled correctly) with options in  
your .Rprofile, and some knowledgeable people have made that choice.

-- 
David.

> Cheers!!
> Albert-Jan
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David Winsemius, MD
Heritage Laboratories
West Hartford, CT