[R] Importing a CSV file

[Marc Schwartz]

On Sep 19, 2012, at 9:26 AM, Rui Barradas <ruipbarradas at sapo.pt> wrote:

> 
> Em 19-09-2012 15:01, Sarah Goslee escreveu:
>> On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 9:53 AM, Frans Marcelissen
>> <frans.marcelissen at digipsy.nl> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> Should'nt it be A <- read.csv("C:\\\\Users\\Anthi\\Desktop\\R\\A.csv",
>>> header=TRUE)
>>> (c:\\ becomes c:\ In general I think it is better to use / and //)
>>> Frans
>> No idea; I was copying the original poster's version. In this case, it
>> would definitely be better to take advice on path construction from
>> someone who uses Windows!
> 
> I use Windows and the answer is no, the four backslashes don't make sense, because like Frans said, c:\\ becomes c:\
> (There is no such thing as c:\\\\ ---> c:\\).
> 
> Rui Barradas

Ahoy Mateys,

Not to mention, creating file paths on Windows is an Arrrr FAQ:

  http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/rw-FAQ.html#R-can_0027t-find-my-file

Savvy?

Marc Schwartz

P.S. It's International Talk Like a Pirate Day, which of course fits with a certain language we all hold dear. Somebody had to do it... ;-)


>> Sarah
>> 
>>> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>>> Van: r-help-bounces at r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-project.org]
>>> Namens Sarah Goslee
>>> Verzonden: woensdag 19 september 2012 15:44
>>> Aan: Anthi Oikonomou
>>> CC: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
>>> Onderwerp: Re: [R] Importing a CSV file
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> load() is for R's binary data files. You need to use read.csv(), as you
>>> tried, but probably with the complete path.
>>> 
>>> A <- read.csv("C:\\Users\\Anthi\\Desktop\\R\\A.csv", header=TRUE)
>>> 
>>> Sarah
>>> 
>>> On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 4:54 AM, Anthi Oikonomou <anthi.oikon at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>> I am trying to import csv file in R console I have saved my data in a
>>>> file on the desktop named R and here is my problematic script
>>>> 
>>>>> load("C:\\Users\\Anthi\\Desktop\\R\\A.csv")
>>>> Error: bad restore file magic number (file may be corrupted) -- no
>>>> data loaded In addition: Warning message:
>>>> file 'A.csv' has magic number ';Abra'
>>>>    Use of save versions prior to 2 is deprecated when I don t load and
>>>> I ask to read here is the answer
>>>>> A <-read.csv("A.csv",header=TRUE)
>>>> Error in file(file, "rt") : cannot open the connection In addition:
>>>> Warning message:
>>>> In file(file, "rt") : cannot open file 'A.csv': No such file or
>>>> directory
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Do you know what should I do?
>>>> Thank you in advance