Your example does not seem to accurately mirror your data since there are no variable column counts.
If the data is not confidential, it might be a good idea to load a sample of it somewhere were list readers can get it and examine the actual file layout. [url=http://www.mediafire.com/][b]Mediafire[/b][/url] is a convenient place. --- On Tue, 2/15/11, Ingo Reinhold <in...@kth.se> wrote: > From: Ingo Reinhold <in...@kth.se> > Subject: [R] Variable length datafile import problem > To: "r-help@r-project.org" <r-help@r-project.org> > Received: Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 9:12 AM > Dear all, > > I am stuck the reading of a file which has 100s of rows and > variable column counts. > > The tab-limited data file looks something like: > > Some_Text 1 3 > 123 1534 -119 > 1010 178 > Some_Taxt 1 3 > 133 1434 -219 > 1010 178 > Some_Tsxt 1 3 > 244 1334 -319 > 1010 178 > Some_Tfxt 1 3 > 153 1234 -419 > 1010 178 > Some_Trxt 1 3 > 163 1234 -519 > 1010 178 > > When I try reading it using: > > rawData=read.table("Datafile.dat", fill=FALSE, sep="\t", > header=FALSE); > > I get something like > > Some_Text 1 3 > 123 1534 -119 > 1010 178 > Some_Taxt 1 3 > 133 1434 -219 > 1010 178 > 1010 > Some_Tsxt 1 3 > 244 1334 -319 > 1010 178 > Some_Tfxt 1 3 > 153 1234 -419 > 1010 178 > -419 > Some_Trxt 1 3 > 163 1234 -519 > 1010 178 > > I am not sure what this is. It also appear to be quenching > some of the columns, which may be the problem. My current > maximum is around 250, but this is not determined. When > importing it the maximum table size seems to stop at 146. > > Has anyone seen this before? > > Many thanks, > > Ingo > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org > mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, > reproducible code. > ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
