Hi Sit, # Read the data: dat <- scan(textConnection(" 0.293290E-05 0.117772E-05 -0.645205 *rs2282755* 0.307521E-05 0.000314 0.412997 *rs1336838* 0.484017E-05 0.218311 0.188669 *rs2660664 rs967785* 0.977861E-05 0.070474 0.294653 *rs2660664* 0.122767E-04 0.156325E-04 0.569826 *rs6870519* 0.227205E-04 0.000189 -0.472862 *rs10488345* 0.297239E-04 0.746393E-04 -0.480489 *rs2190208* 0.392298E-04 0.001416 -0.434644 *rs12463130* 0.459242E-04 0.000348 -0.453926 *rs8038015* 0.479103E-04 0.909700E-04 -0.480937 *rs5760687* 0.480441E-04 0.570455E-04 -0.490767 *rs13067678* 0.500883E-04 0.282350E-04 0.516482 *rs8095161* 0.747011E-04 0.164626 0.217575 *rs1336838 rs2660664* 0.801069E-04 0.006909 -0.368615 *rs4894786* 0.911204E-04 0.297226E-05 -0.518989 *rs7879285* 0.950313E-04 0.154268 0.210027 *rs5972224* 0.000139 0.112114 -0.288319 *rs10488345 rs12463130* 0.000194 0.403270 0.280580 *rs967785* 0.001458 0.067065 -0.291453 *rs4894786 rs967785* 0.025459 0.001126 0.496227 *rs2660664 rs7879285"), what="character") closeAllConnections()
# Get the words starting with "rs" dat[grep("^rs", dat)] cheers, Remko > Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:11:22 -0800 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: r-help@r-project.org > Subject: [R] scanning text file to extract particular word > > Hi all, > > I'm wondering if you know a function that allow me to scan through a whole > text file, extracting words start with "rs". > > For example, below is format of the text file, I would like to extract those > words start with "rs" > > ORDINARY REGRESSION: BEST LASSO PREDICTORS > > PREDICTOR MARGINAL LEAVE-ONE-OUT > NAME P-VALUE INDEX ESTIMATE > > *rs2282755* 0.293290E-05 0.148870E-05 -0.646161 > * rs1336838 *0.307521E-05 0.133489E-04 0.463460 > * rs2660664 *0.977861E-05 0.531800E-04 0.520049 > * rs6870519 *0.122767E-04 0.133453E-04 0.568136 > * rs10488345 *0.227205E-04 0.326049E-04 -0.522453 > * rs2190208 *0.297239E-04 0.803506E-04 -0.479791 > * rs12463130 *0.392298E-04 0.274131E-04 -0.511305 > * rs8038015 *0.459242E-04 0.000359 -0.451897 > * rs5760687 *0.479103E-04 0.000117 -0.473533 > * rs13067678 *0.480441E-04 0.344974E-04 -0.505946 > * rs8095161 *0.500883E-04 0.442157E-04 0.505334 > * rs4894786 *0.801069E-04 0.000111 -0.468523 > * rs7879285 *0.911204E-04 0.000192 -0.386826 > * rs5972224 *0.950313E-04 0.148923 0.355116 > * rs967785 *0.000194 0.220069 0.179979 > > ORDINARY REGRESSION: BEST INTERACTION PREDICTORS > > MARGINAL LEAVE-ONE-OUT INTERACTION > P-VALUE INDEX ESTIMATE MEMBERS > > 0.293290E-05 0.117772E-05 -0.645205 *rs2282755* > 0.307521E-05 0.000314 0.412997 *rs1336838* > 0.484017E-05 0.218311 0.188669 *rs2660664 > rs967785* > 0.977861E-05 0.070474 0.294653 *rs2660664* > 0.122767E-04 0.156325E-04 0.569826 *rs6870519* > 0.227205E-04 0.000189 -0.472862 *rs10488345* > 0.297239E-04 0.746393E-04 -0.480489 *rs2190208* > 0.392298E-04 0.001416 -0.434644 *rs12463130* > 0.459242E-04 0.000348 -0.453926 *rs8038015* > 0.479103E-04 0.909700E-04 -0.480937 *rs5760687* > 0.480441E-04 0.570455E-04 -0.490767 *rs13067678* > 0.500883E-04 0.282350E-04 0.516482 *rs8095161* > 0.747011E-04 0.164626 0.217575 *rs1336838 > rs2660664* > 0.801069E-04 0.006909 -0.368615 *rs4894786* > 0.911204E-04 0.297226E-05 -0.518989 *rs7879285* > 0.950313E-04 0.154268 0.210027 *rs5972224* > 0.000139 0.112114 -0.288319 *rs10488345 > rs12463130* > 0.000194 0.403270 0.280580 *rs967785* > 0.001458 0.067065 -0.291453 *rs4894786 > rs967785* > 0.025459 0.001126 0.496227 *rs2660664 > rs7879285 > > *Thanks, > Sit > > [[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. _________________________________________________________________ l. ty_112008 [[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.