[R-SIG-Mac] import data Mac OS

[Simon Urbanek]

...and while we are at this long thread about trivial things, another simple alternative in the GUI is to use file.choose() 

twinData        = read.spss(file.choose(), use.value.labels=T, to.data.frame=T, max.value.labels=Inf, trim.factor.names=F)


On May 2, 2011, at 10:08 AM, Timothy Bates wrote:

> You can also drop the path directly into R.app: just hold down the option key when you drop a file into the console
> 
> I  usually just type:
> 
> twinData        = read.spss("", use.value.labels=T, to.data.frame=T, max.value.labels=Inf, trim.factor.names=F)
> 
> then option-drop the file in between the awaiting empty quotes.
> 
> 
> On 2 May 2011, at 2:54 PM, Jason Lessels wrote:
>> You could also simplify the path using the '~' symbol
>> read.csv(file="~/Desktop/heightweight.csv”)
>> 
>> On 02/05/2011, at 3:37 PM, Michael Kubovy wrote:
>>> 
>>> Open a terminal window, drag the .csv file to that window, copy the path that will appear in that terminal into your read.csv command.
>>> On May 2, 2011, at 9:28 AM, Thor Jensen wrote:
>>>> Any tips on how to import data on mac's?  For example, the below line was unsuccesful. read.csv(file="Macintosh HD:Users:ThorJ:Desktop:heightweight.csv”)
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