Data processing”
I have a large number of csv files from animal tracks that look like this:
Date_ Time_
Speed
Course Type_ Distance
30/03/2012 11:15:05
108
121 -2
0
30/03/2012 11:15:06 0
79 0
0
30/03/2012 11:15:07
0
76 0
1
30/03/2012 11:15:08
0
86 0
2
30/03/2012 11:15:09
0
77 0
3
Each file has a name like this
“G7_pig328_unit328_Site141_30MAR2012_RNo4_SitNo1.csv”
To automate the processing I would like to
1. Add on various columns calculated from within the data frame e.g.
cumulative distance traveled (cDistance) by Summing the distance column from
[1 :n] for each row
2 Add columns derived from the file name so when I merge all the files
together I know what observation corresponds to which group and bird etc.
For example G7 stands for group 7, pig328 is pigeon328:
The file look the same with but with these columns (plus others) added
cDistance Group BIRD
0 7
328
0 7
328
1 7
328
3 7
328
6 7
328
I was thinking a function like this for cDistance (if I can get it to work)
cdistamce <-funtion(x){
i = 1
j=nrow(temp1.df)
while(i<=j,ifelse(i=1,"Distance[i]",Sum("Distance"))
i=i+1
}
But hit a brick wall and I have no idea about adding columns from the name.
Am I on the right track with the first one and any ideas, coz I can't brain
today I have the dumb!?
Cheers
Josh
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