[R] How to import data from text file using scan() Function?

[Sarah Goslee]

Why do you need to use scan()? read.table() would be much easier.

Sarah

On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 9:14 AM, killerkarthick <karthick.gdi at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi....
>      I have one text file which containing 4 variables with 10 observations.
> I would like to import with scan() function. Please give some
> suggestion............
> Thanks...
> Mydata set is.
>
> id      name    sex     age
> 111     HELEN   f       22
> 112     DONNA   f       22
> 113     ERIC    m       21
> 114     LINDA   f       23
> 115     AXEL    m       27
> 116     Madhuri f       32
> 117     Tarun   m       39
> 118     Aashirya        f       23
> 119     Nachik  m       24
> 120     Leena   f       32
>
>

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