Because I don't know anything about sqldf. :) Here is what happens, but I"m sure it is happening because I didn't read the manual yet:
> s <- sqldf('create table r.dat("id" int primary key,"val" int)') Error in ls(envir = envir, all.names = private) : invalid 'envir' argument Error in !dbPreExists : invalid argument type ben On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 10:41 AM, jim holtman <jholt...@gmail.com> wrote: > Why not just send it in as is. I use SQLite (via sqldf) and here is > the way I write my SQL statements: > > inRange <- sqldf(' > select t.* > , r.start > , r.end > from total t, commRange r > where t.comm = r.comm and > t.loc between r.start and r.end and > t.loc != t.new > ') > > On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 11:43 AM, Ben quant <ccqu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I'm using package RpgSQL. Is there a better way to create a multi-line > > query/character string? I'm looking for less to type and readability. > > > > This is not very readable for large queries: > > s <- 'create table r.BOD("id" int primary key,"name" varchar(12))' > > > > I write a lot of code, so I'm looking to type less than this, but it is > > more readable from and SQL standpoint: > > s <- gsub("\n", "", 'create table r.BOD( > > "id" int primary key > > ,"name" varchar(12)) > > ') > > > > How it is used: > > dbSendUpdate(con, s) > > > > Regards, > > > > Ben > > > > [[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. > > > > > > -- > Jim Holtman > Data Munger Guru > > What is the problem that you are trying to solve? > Tell me what you want to do, not how you want to do it. > [[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.