Hi you tried OK
result <- merge(zz, av, by="DESCRIPTION", all=TRUE) and as you did not specify what to do when one value is NA here is one possible solution rowSums(cbind(result$PL.x, result$PL.y), na.rm=T) Regards Petr r-help-boun...@r-project.org napsal dne 04.08.2010 11:52:00: > Dear list, > > here are my two data frames: > > av <- > structure(list(DESCRIPTION = c("COFFEE C Sep/10", "COPPER Sep/10", > "CORN Dec/10", "CRUDE OIL miNY Sep/10", "GOLD Aug/10", "HENRY HUB > NATURAL GAS Sep/10", > "PALLADIUM Sep/10", "SILVER Sep/10", "SOYBEANS Nov/10", "SPCL HIGH > GRADE ZINC USD", > "SUGAR NO.11 Oct/10", "WHEAT Sep/10"), prix = c(-168.3, -1.60000000000002, > -773.75, -78.75, -1168.3, -0.0919999999999996, -470.75, 1758.5, > -975.25, 1964, -19.09, -605.75), pos = c(-1, 0, -2, -1, -1, 0, > -1, 1, -1, 1, -1, -1), PL = c(-12.03, -31.68, -43.2, -70.49, > -11.88, -95.04, -3.96, -35.64, -30.24, -12.5, -36.09, -4.32)), .Names > = c("DESCRIPTION", > "prix", "pos", "PL"), row.names = c(NA, 12L), class = "data.frame") > > zz <- > structure(list(DESCRIPTION = structure(c(1L, 2L, 3L, 4L, 5L, > 6L, 7L, 8L, 9L, 10L, 13L, 11L, 12L), .Label = c("COFFEE C Sep/10", > "COPPER Sep/10", "CORN Dec/10", "CRUDE OIL miNY Sep/10", "GOLD Aug/10", > "HENRY HUB NATURAL GAS Sep/10", "PALLADIUM Sep/10", "PRM HGH GD ALUMINIUM USD", > "SILVER Sep/10", "SOYBEANS Nov/10", "SPCL HIGH GRADE ZINC USD", > "SUGAR NO.11 Oct/10", "WHEAT Sep/10"), class = "factor"), pl = > c(-8.20000000000002, > 2.30000000000001, -47.25, -0.230000000000004, -12.7000000000000, > -0.236, -2, 11.7100000000000, 14.4000000000001, -34.75, -10.75, > 55, -0.669999999999998), PL = c(3075.00000000001, -575.000000000003, > 2362.5, 115.000000000002, 1270.00000000000, 2360, 200, -292.750000000001, > -720.000000000005, 1737.5, 537.5, -1375, 750.399999999998), POSITION = c(1, > -1, 2, 2, 1, 2, -1, -1, 1, 2, 0, 0, 0), SETTLEMENT = c(167.4, > 324.55, 390.75, 76.99, 1160.4, 4.718, 468.75, 2067.71, 1744.1, > 978, 0, 0, 0)), .Names = c("DESCRIPTION", "pl", "PL", "POSITION", > "SETTLEMENT"), row.names = c(NA, -13L), class = "data.frame") > > I am looking for one data frame with the column $PL=zz$PL+av$PL. > I have been trying using the merge() function and its different > arguments with no sucess. > > Any help is appreciated. > Thank You. > > ______________________________________________ > 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.