I can't reproduce that on my system. When I try it it works. (In reality you would replace textConnection(Lines) with the name of your file.)
> Lines <- " + 6.5500000000000000e+004 2.8235000000000001e+000 3.2000000000000000e+001 + 1.1580000000000000e+003 2.4400000000000000e+002 5.9800000000000000e+002 + 2.2700000000000000e+002 3.9030000000000001e+001 -1.2137000000000000e+002" > read.table(textConnection(Lines)) V1 V2 V3 1 65500 2.8235 32.00 2 1158 244.0000 598.00 3 227 39.0300 -121.37 > R.version.string # Vista [1] "R version 2.6.2 alpha (2008-01-26 r44181)" On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 10:53 PM, HelponR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, Sorry I have to bother you a question. > > I have a file with each line like this: > > 6.5500000000000000e+004 2.8235000000000001e+000 3.2000000000000000e+001 > 1.1580000000000000e+003 2.4400000000000000e+002 5.9800000000000000e+002 > 2.2700000000000000e+002 3.9030000000000001e+001 -1.2137000000000000e+002 > > > However, I use read.table, it cannot read it correctly. It read in 18 > variables instead of 9. > > I am so frustrated. I tried to search the archive. Seems nobody else has > this problem. > > Thank you! > > U > > [[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.