Save the file as a csv file and try something like this:
mydata <- read.csv("xxxx.csv", header = FALSE)
John Kane
Kingston ON Canada
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> From: claudio.dilor...@carloalberto.org
> Sent: Sun, 25 Nov 2012 03:29:42 -0800 (PST)
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> Subject: [R] How to import data from a text file in R
>
> Hi,
>
> I'd like to import a 154x1 vector of a stock monthly returns from a text
> (or
> excel spreadsheet) into R. I need to work on this vector by calculating
> mean, variance and use it for more complex operations. What is the best
> function to do so? There are no headers, just 154 decimale numbers (so
> there
> also negative numbers).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Claudio
>
>
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