> On Nov 11, 2015, at 6:54 PM, Daniel Wiegert <dswieg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello, I am trying to use a code which requires quotes around each of about > 1000 entries. When I did this
The use of pronouns in place of code is a major cause of ambiguity. What was … “this”? > in Microsoft programs, R rejected every quote. Again. the phrase "R rejected” is completely ambiguous. Did you see an error message after you did <something>. If so, please offer up for examination both the <something> and the error message. > I converted the font to courier new size 10 true type (the R default). No > luck. I had to find a sample code and copy the quotes from that 2000 times > for R to accept them, or type them in manually in R. Word typically uses smart quotes rather than either the single-quote or double-quotes. You can change this behavior in Word by changing the preferences. But you really should not be using Word for either data entry or for code. > > Is there anyway to make this easier? What font in Word/Excel etc. does R > prefer and will function using quotes? Commas, letters, numbers, all work, > just the full double quotes won't work. As above. The “quotes” that Word uses are not shared by most codign platforms. > > Thank you, > > Daniel > ______________________________________________ > 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. David Winsemius Alameda, CA, USA ______________________________________________ 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.
