Thanks! ?View does indeed state "The object is then viewed in a spreadsheet-like data viewer, a read-only version of 'data.entry', which is what I was looking for! Ted.
On 26-Mar-2013 10:23:59 Blaser Nello wrote: > Try ?View() > > -----Original Message----- > From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r-project.org] On > Behalf Of Ted Harding > Sent: Dienstag, 26. März 2013 11:09 > To: r-help@r-project.org > Subject: [R] edit.data() read-only? > > Greetings All. > > The function edit.data() allows a convenient spreadsheet-like view of a > dataframe with too many rows/columns to fit on the screen (especially when > there are many columns). Very useful when scanning through a dataset (row & > column are conveniently identified by the labels at the side and above). > > However, there seens to be no option to set it "read-only" on start-up, with > the consequence that a clumsy key-press or mouse-click could cause a change > in the data which would then be stored after quitting edit.data(). > > Is there a possibility of a read-only option? Or some other function which > could offer similar viewing capability without the risk of data change? > > With thanks, > Ted. > > ------------------------------------------------- > E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <ted.hard...@wlandres.net> > Date: 26-Mar-2013 Time: 10:08:58 > This message was sent by XFMail > > ______________________________________________ > 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. > > ------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <ted.hard...@wlandres.net> Date: 26-Mar-2013 Time: 10:38:34 This message was sent by XFMail ______________________________________________ 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.
