Try David's suggestion to spell the argument "stringsAsFactors" correctly. Then:
data <- read.table("your_file_location", sep ="\t", comment.char = "", stringsAsFactors = F, header = T) transpose_data <- t(data) -Dan On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 9:56 AM, Elham - via R-help <r-help@r-project.org> wrote: > yes you have right about excel.by R,what should I do for transposing row > and column? > > On Tuesday, November 29, 2016 9:13 PM, David Winsemius < > dwinsem...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > > On Nov 29, 2016, at 9:22 AM, Elham - via R-help <r-help@r-project.org> > wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I am trying to transpose large datasets inexcel (44 columns and 57774 > rows) but it keeps giving me the message we can'tpaste because copy area > and paste area aren't the same size. Is there a way totranspose all the > data at one time instead of piece by piece? One dataset has agreat amount > of rows and columns. > > > > I tried this R function to transpose the datamatrix: > > > > data <- read.table("your_file_location", sep ="\t", comment.char = "", > stringAsFactors = F, header = T) > > > > > > > > transpose_data <- t(data) > > > > But I received tis error: > > > > unused argument (stringAsFactors = F) > > > > You misspelled that argument's name. And do learn to use FALSE and TRUE. > > > > > Is there another way (I prefer a way with Excel)? > > This is not a help list for Excel. > > > -- > > David Winsemius > Alameda, CA, USA > > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > 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. -- Dan Dalthorp, PhD USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center Forest Sciences Lab, Rm 189 3200 SW Jefferson Way Corvallis, OR 97331 ph: 541-750-0953 ddalth...@usgs.gov [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see 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.