Try:
file_dir <- "C:\\files\\data\\"
On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 5:02 PM, zack holden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Dear list,
>
> After searching many old posts, I can't find the solution to a simple problem.
>
> can someone tell me how to create a character string with multiple
> backslashes, as in:
>
> file_dir <- c("C:\files\data\")
>
> I need to create this string and then paste it to many files names for batch
> processing in another software program. R won't accept the backslash and
> removes it.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions,
>
> zack
>
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