Hello Bart, I solved your problem.
Please find the code given below, **************************************************************************************************************************************** dat <-structure(list(Batch = c(1L, 1L, 2L, 2L, 3L, 3L, 4L, 4L, 4L, 4L, 4L, 4L), Test = structure(c(1L, 2L, 1L, 2L, 1L, 2L, 1L, 2L, 1L, 2L, 2L, 2L), .Label = c("A", "B"), class = "factor"), Result = structure(c(12L, 4L, 8L, 6L, 11L, 5L, 10L, 2L, 9L, 3L, 1L, 7L), .Label = c("6,604 - 6,59 - 6,585 - 6,588", "6,61", "6,625 - 6,607", "6,675", "6,71 - 6,74", "6,76 - 6,75", "6,79 - 6,80", "98,28 - 99,14", "98,52", "99,05 - 99,15", "99,74 - 98,19", "99,77 - 99,62"), class = "factor"), X = c(NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA), LL = structure(c(2L, 1L, 2L, 1L, 2L, 1L, 2L, 1L, 2L, 1L, 1L, 1L), .Label = c("6.00", "95"), class = "factor")), .Names = c("Batch","Test", "Result", "X", "LL"), class = "data.frame", row.names = c(NA, -12L)) dat1<-NULL rno<-0 for (thisResult in dat$Result) { rno<-rno+1 resTemp<-unlist(strsplit(thisResult," - ")) i<-length(resTemp) if(i>1) { for(j in 1:i) { rbind(dat1,data.frame(Batch=paste(dat$Batch[rno] ,".",j),Test=dat$Test[rno],Result=resTemp[j],X=dat$X[rno],LL=dat$LL[rno]))->dat1 j=j+1 } } else { rbind(dat1,data.frame(Batch=toString(dat$Batch[rno]),Test=dat$Test[rno],Result=dat$Result[rno],X=dat$X[rno],LL=dat$LL[rno]))->dat1 } } dat1 rm(dat1,i,j,resTemp,thisResult,rno) *************************************************************************************************************************************** Output : Batch Test Result X LL 1 1 . 1 A 99,77 NA 95 2 1 . 2 A 99,62 NA 95 3 1 B 6,675 NA 6.00 4 2 . 1 A 98,28 NA 95 5 2 . 2 A 99,14 NA 95 6 2 . 1 B 6,76 NA 6.00 7 2 . 2 B 6,75 NA 6.00 8 3 . 1 A 99,74 NA 95 9 3 . 2 A 98,19 NA 95 10 3 . 1 B 6,71 NA 6.00 11 3 . 2 B 6,74 NA 6.00 12 4 . 1 A 99,05 NA 95 13 4 . 2 A 99,15 NA 95 14 4 B 6,61 NA 6.00 15 4 A 98,52 NA 95 16 4 . 1 B 6,625 NA 6.00 17 4 . 2 B 6,607 NA 6.00 18 4 . 1 B 6,604 NA 6.00 19 4 . 2 B 6,59 NA 6.00 20 4 . 3 B 6,585 NA 6.00 21 4 . 4 B 6,588 NA 6.00 22 4 . 1 B 6,79 NA 6.00 23 4 . 2 B 6,80 NA 6.00 Thanks & Regards, *Mr. Jayesh B. Baviskar Pune, India. *On 2/20/2014 2:34 PM, Bart Joosen [via R] wrote: > Hi, > > I have a dataframe with some data from experiments: > Batch Test Result LL ......(many more columns, all > the same within Batch/Test) > 1 A 6,5-6,7 6,00 ..... > 1 B 95,1-95,3 95,00 ..... > 2 A 6,5-6,7 6,00 ..... > ... > > Some results have double values, instead of 1 single numeric value, > all separated by "-". > But now I want a dataframe with only 1 value per Batch/Test, and > batches with double values should be renamed to 1a, 1b, ... > > So > Batch Test Result LL ......(many more columns, all > the same within Batch/Test) > 1a A 6,5 > 1b A 6,7 6,00 ..... > 1a B 95,1 95,00 ..... > 1b B 95,3 95,00 ..... > 2a A 6,5 6,00 ..... > 2b A 6,7 6,00 ..... > ... > > I tried with by and strsplit, but couldn't figure it out. > Any help would be appreciated, example data below. > > Bart > > > dat <- > structure(list(Batch = c(1L, 1L, 2L, 2L, 3L, 3L, 4L, 4L, 4L, > 4L, 4L, 4L), Test = structure(c(1L, 2L, 1L, 2L, 1L, 2L, 1L, 2L, > 1L, 2L, 2L, 2L), .Label = c("A", "B"), class = "factor"), Result = > structure(c(12L, > 4L, 8L, 6L, 11L, 5L, 10L, 2L, 9L, 3L, 1L, 7L), .Label = c("6,604 - > 6,59 - 6,585 - 6,588", > "6,61", "6,625 - 6,607", "6,675", "6,71 - 6,74", "6,76 - 6,75", > "6,79 - 6,80", "98,28 - 99,14", "98,52", "99,05 - 99,15", "99,74 - > 98,19", > "99,77 - 99,62"), class = "factor"), X = c(NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, > NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA), LL = structure(c(2L, 1L, 2L, 1L, > 2L, 1L, 2L, 1L, 2L, 1L, 1L, 1L), .Label = c("6,00", "95"), class = > "factor")), .Names = c("Batch", > "Test", "Result", "X", "LL"), class = "data.frame", row.names = c(NA, > -12L)) > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the > discussion below: > http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Add-rows-to-dataframe-by-split-values-tp4685581.html > > > To start a new topic under R help, email > ml-node+s789695n789696...@n4.nabble.com > To unsubscribe from R, click here > <http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=unsubscribe_by_code&node=789695&code=amF5ZXNoLmJhdmlza2FyQGVxdWVzdGluZC5jb218Nzg5Njk1fDQzMzQ4MDU2Ng==>. > NAML > <http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=macro_viewer&id=instant_html%21nabble%3Aemail.naml&base=nabble.naml.namespaces.BasicNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NabbleNamespace-nabble.view.web.template.NodeNamespace&breadcrumbs=notify_subscribers%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-instant_emails%21nabble%3Aemail.naml-send_instant_email%21nabble%3Aemail.naml> > > -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Add-rows-to-dataframe-by-split-values-tp4685581p4685592.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. 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