Hi again! Just in case someone ends up googling this for the same thing I did, here is a modification to get around a little problem:
dat1<-data.frame(keys=paste("key",5:1,sep=""),value=1:5) splitlist <- split(dat1,dat1$keys) list3<-sapply(splitlist,`[`,2) names(list3)<-names(splitlist) list3$key2 [1] 4 Because the list after split is stored in alphabetical order by name, it reorders things, so you need to use that order when you name it. Thanks again, Anne -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/reading-in-a-very-simple-list-from-a-file-tp4645741p4645985.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.