Try this. pattern = "EWSB" says to ignore everything in the file before the first line containing EWSB. It then reads the remainder read.table style into data frame DF.
library(gdata) v <- "http://www.statistics.gov.uk/elmr/01_09/downloads/Table1_07.xls"; DF <- read.xls(v, pattern = "EWSB", sep = ",", header = TRUE) On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 9:40 AM, simeon duckworth <simeonduckwo...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am trying to figure out a way to download an Excel file and then read a > range into R - so that i can have a reasonably automated process. I have > been trying to use the RODBC package, but with little success. I suspect > that this isnt the right route > > Here is some code. My aim is to read in the data starting in H69:H283 in > sheet 2. > > v<-"http://www.statistics.gov.uk/elmr/01_09/downloads/Table1_07.xls"; > dest<-"C:/Data/onstest.xls" > download.file(url=v,destfile=dest,mode="wb") > > library(RODBC) > channel <-odbcConnectExcel(dest) > qry <- paste("SELECT * FROM '",tbls$TABLE_NAME[2],"'",sep="") > onstest <- sqlQuery(channel,qry) > close(channel) > > very grateful for any help > > simeon > > [[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.
