Hi, This happens when I read in large numbers; ------------------------------------ > as.numeric(4398801.3) [1] 4398801
> as.numeric(439880.3) [1] 439880.3 ------------------------------------ Please help to read in numbers with more than 8 characters! Thanks. Chetty -- Professor of Family Medicine Boston University Tel: 617-414-6221, Fax:617-414-3345 emails: chett...@gmail.com,vche...@bu.edu [[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.