Thanks Michael, I stupidly assumed that the data was in R and just being sent in .csv form
John Kane Kingston ON Canada > -----Original Message----- > From: li...@dewey.myzen.co.uk > Sent: Fri, 18 Sep 2015 09:05:55 +0100 > To: jrkrid...@inbox.com, alfadia...@mac.com, r-help@r-project.org > Subject: Re: [R] best data storage format? > > Dear Alfa > > Although John's advice is excellent if you already have the dataset in R > in your case it seems that is not the case. Since R-help strips off most > attachments you may need to put your .csv file somewhere like Dropbox or > fool R-help into thinking it is a plain text file. > > On 18/09/2015 00:41, John Kane wrote: >> No data. See dput() (?dput) as the preferred way to send data >> >> John Kane >> Kingston ON Canada >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: alfadia...@mac.com >>> Sent: Thu, 17 Sep 2015 16:41:46 -0400 >>> To: r-help@r-project.org >>> Subject: [R] best data storage format? >>> >>> Hello - >>> >>> I’m working on dataset that will eventually be used in an xyz-plot. >>> >>> I’m having trouble figuring out the best way to store the data (see an >>> attached .csv sheet exported from Excel). Some information on the data: >>> >>> - Columns B - F are labels that describe the z data points >>> - Rows above x and y data pairs show the corresponding labels for the >>> data point. >>> >>> I want to use R to visualize the data and appreciate any feedback on >>> the >>> best mechanism to store/organize the info. I’m new to R and want to >>> start >>> the data assembly on the right foot - thanks for the help and advice! >>> >>> Alfa >>> >>> ______________________________________________ >>> R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >>> 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. >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> Can't remember your password? Do you need a strong and secure password? >> Use Password manager! It stores your passwords & protects your account. >> >> ______________________________________________ >> R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >> 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. >> > > -- > Michael > http://www.dewey.myzen.co.uk/home.html ____________________________________________________________ FREE 3D EARTH SCREENSAVER - Watch the Earth right on your desktop! ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see 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.
