To read in a few columns you can can also use something like, reduced.data<-do.call("cbind",scan(file='location/name',what=list(NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL),flush=TRUE)) where only columns 8 and 10 where saved in your object. Rubén
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