z=read.table(chosen <- file.choose(),dec=".",header=TRUE) will assign the return value of file.choose (the path names of the file as a character string) to chosen.
This sort of code is seductive, but I find it quite difficult to read. I have also gotten myself into trouble from time to time doing it sloppily. Bert Gunter Genentech Nonclinical Statistics -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of mysimbaa Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 2:30 PM To: r-help@r-project.org Subject: [R] display basename Hello everybody, I'm sorry for asking a dumb question, but I don't find how to loos it. I need to display the name of the choosing file using this command : z=read.table(file.choose(),dec=".",header=TRUE) Thanks for any help. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/display-basename-tf4846650.html#a13866718 Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________ 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.
