[R] Issues with loading csv file

[Kevin E. Thorpe]

On 05/25/2015 08:19 AM, Shivi82 wrote:
> HI All,
>
> I am trying to load an CSV file into the R project. the code for the same
> is:
> mydata<- read.csv("Jan-May Data.csv", header=TRUE)
>
> however with this I am getting the below error message:
> /*Error in file(file, "rt") : cannot open the connection
> In addition: Warning message:
> In file(file, "rt") :
>    cannot open file 'Jan-May Data.csv': No such file or directory*/
>
> I am under the impression that R automatically pulls the data from the
> working directory and we do not have to add the location where the file is
> saved. Please let me know if my understanding is correct and help on the
> error as well.
>
> Please note the csv file is already saved in the WD.
> Thank you, Shivi
>

The error message suggests that R is not finding the file. Are you sure 
it is in R's working directory? Try explicitly setting the working 
directory to the directory (folder) where your CSV file is. There is a 
menu option for this.

Kevin

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