Hello, Try x<-data.frame(A=1:5,B=6:10,C=11:15,D=16:20,E=21:26) titles<-c("A","B","C","E") y <- "C" x[ , y] Hope this helps, Rui Barradas -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Calling-a-column-from-a-matrix-using-a-variable-tp4457466p4457509.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.