Hi All,

I have used windows R.

We can also write like this:

A <- read.csv("C:/Users/Anthi/Desktop/R/A.csv",header=TRUE)



On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 8:09 PM, Marc Schwartz <marc_schwartz@me.com> wrote:

>
> On Sep 19, 2012, at 9:26 AM, Rui Barradas <ruipbarradas@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@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@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces@r-project.org
> ]
> >>> Namens Sarah Goslee
> >>> Verzonden: woensdag 19 september 2012 15:44
> >>> Aan: Anthi Oikonomou
> >>> CC: r-help@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@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
>
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