[R] Is 'temp' a reserved/key word in R?

[Micha Silver]

In header the row of the sample data file, the column names, "sampdate" 
and "param" are separated by a period, not comma. That would cause the 
error you're getting.


On 30/11/2021 16:34, Rich Shepard wrote:
> A short data file:
> site_nbr,sampdate.param,quant,unit   <<<===
> 31731,2005-07-12,temp,19.7,oC
> 31731,2007-03-28,temp,9,oC
> 31731,2007-06-27,temp,18.3,oC
> 31731,2007-09-26,temp,15.8,oC
> 31731,2008-01-17,temp,5.4,oC
> 31731,2008-03-27,temp,7.4,oC
> 31731,2010-04-05,temp,8.1,oC
> 31731,2010-07-26,temp,20.5,oC
> 31731,2010-10-18,temp,12.5,oC
> 31731,2011-01-10,temp,5.4,oC
>
> The import function:
> sal_temp <- read_csv("../data/geochem/sal-temp.csv", col_names = TRUE,
>                      col_types = list (
>                          site_nbr = col_character(),
>                          sampdate = col_date(),
>                          param = col_character(),
>                          quant = col_double(),
>                          unit = col_character()
>                      ))
>
> The response from R:
> source('../scripts/test.r')
> Warning message:
> The following named parsers don't match the column names: sampdate, param
>
> I searched the web to see if 'temp' is causing the problem and didn't 
> find
> an answer; my search term might have been flawed.
>
> If that string is a problem please suggest an alternative.
>
> TIA,
>
> Rich
>
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Micha Silver
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