[R] read list of binary files and explore them

[Boris Steipe]

Given that, you can be certain that your file contains more than one or two numbers, thus your way of reading it must be wrong.

B.





> On Apr 29, 2017, at 11:34 AM, Ragia . <ragia11 at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> files size is 7682 kb
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> sorry for multiple emails
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> Ragia
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> 1. Unless your comment is OT or personal, always reply to the list.
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> 2. What does your OS say about file size?
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> 3. Beyond this, I cannot help.
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> -- Bert
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> Bert Gunter
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> On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 6:38 AM, Ragia . <ragia11 at hotmail.com<mailto:ragia11 at hotmail.com>> wrote:
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> lots  of thanks for answering, I guess I asked the question in wont way...
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> I did that, but some times I got one single reading( number) from the file..other times two numbers, is there a way to be sure that I am reading it correctly? what I know is not more than its float content .
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> Ribrahim
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> ?readBin  (a search on "read binary files R" or similar would have found this).
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> and please spend some time with the R import/export manual + tutorials
> to learn how to manipulate data in R. This list expects you to make an
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> Cheers,
> Bert
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> Bert Gunter
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> "The trouble with having an open mind is that people keep coming along
> and sticking things into it."
> -- Opus (aka Berkeley Breathed in his "Bloom County" comic strip )
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> On Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 9:13 PM, Ragia . <ragia11 at hotmail.com<mailto:ragia11 at hotmail.com>> wrote:
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>> Dear group,
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>> I have  list of  4-byte float type files, the files are named f00, f01, f02 till f99....
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>> kindly how can I read and explore them in R, merge the readings in a table or data frame
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>> thanks in advance,
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>> Ragia A. Ibrahim
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