[R] how to read a local JSON file

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On 07/06/2015 08:10, Berend Hasselman wrote:
>
>> On 07-06-2015, at 07:50, Ye Lin <yelin at lbl.gov> wrote:
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I downloaded a data file from dropbox and its in JSON format.
>>
>> here is my code:
>> library(RJSONIO)
>> data <- fromJSON(file='C:/Users/Downloads/sample.json')
>> Lines <- readLines("C:/Users/Downloads/sample.json")
>> df <- as.data.frame(t(sapply(Lines, fromJSON)))
>>
>> I got this error message:
>> incomplete final line found on 'C:/Users/Downloads/sample.json’
>>
>
> It’s a warning NOT an error message. And it’s perfectly clear.
>
> See here in the archives of R-help: https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-help/2011-December/298216.html
>
> Take Lim Lemon’s advice: use a plain text editor , goto the last line in the file, goto to the end of the line and then press <Return> or <Enter>

Or read the help (especially when replying):

     warn: logical.  Warn if a text file is missing a final EOL or if
           there are embedded nuls in the file.

If you know the file is not a normal text file, use warn = FALSE.



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