library(xlsReadWrite) mydata<-read.xls("file path", header=TRUE)
however if I change xls to csv it works just fine. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong? I have have also using the package gdata with the exact same error. Below is the error that pops up. Error in findPerl(verbose = verbose) : perl executable not found. Use perl= argument to specify the correct path. Error in file.exists(tfn) : invalid 'file' argument -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/trying-to-import-xls-or-xlsx-files-tp3620580p3620580.html 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.