Thanks for clarifying Bob Rudis <b...@rud.is> schrieb am Do., 18. Aug. 2016 19:41:
> Ulrik: you can absolutely read from a URL in read.csv() with that syntax. > > The error `## Error in attach(survey): object 'survey' not found` > suggests that the OP mis-typed something in the `survey` name in the > assignment from `read.csv()`. > > However, the OP has quite a bit more to be concerned about than the > missing variable in the environment if their stats program is encouraging > both no spaces between operators and the use of `attach()`. > > On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 1:26 PM, Ulrik Stervbo <ulrik.ster...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I don't think you can read files into R like that. This answer >> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3236651/read-data-from-internet on >> Stack >> Overflow tells you, you could use the RCurl package. >> >> Here are more examples on getting data from online sources >> https://www.r-bloggers.com/getting-data-from-an-online-source/ >> >> You could also just download the file manually and open it using read.scv >> >> Hope this helps, >> Ulrik >> >> On Thu, 18 Aug 2016 at 19:10 Barathan Roy Pinas < >> bpin3...@uni.sydney.edu.au> >> wrote: >> >> > Hello, >> > >> > >> > I have been given a .csv file and it is not loading. This is what I did. >> > >> > >> > survey=read.csv(" >> > http://www.maths.usyd.edu.au/u/UG/IM/STAT2012/r/survey.csv";) >> > attach(survey) >> > pulse.sf=pulse[smoke==1 & sex==2] >> > pulse.sf >> > >> > Template link here< >> http://www.maths.usyd.edu.au/u/UG/IM/STAT2012/r/p4.Rnw >> > >. >> > >> > I insert the file into the R commands section for question 1. Doing that >> > produces the following below: >> > >> > >> > survey <- read.csv(file=" >> > http://www.maths.usyd.edu.au/u/UG/IM/STAT2012/r/survey.csv";) >> > attach(survey) >> > >> > ## Error in attach(survey): object 'survey' not found >> > pulse.sf=pulse[smoke==1 & sex==2] >> > ## Error in eval(expr, envir, enclos): object 'pulse' not found >> > pulse.sf >> > ## Error in eval(expr, envir, enclos): object 'pulse.sf' not >> > found >> > >> > What's going on? I can actually download the survey and view it on >> Excel. >> > >> > Appreciate any help that I can get. >> > >> > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >> > >> > ______________________________________________ >> > 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. >> > >> >> [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >> >> ______________________________________________ >> 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. >> > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ 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.
