Hello I have a data set that looks like this;
> b2 dato chr status PRRSvac PRRSsanVac PRRSsanDk PRRSdk 33 2007-12-03 090432 Rød SPF 34 2007-02-09 090432 Rød SPF+sanDK 35 2002-12-17 090432 Rød SPF+DK 36 2002-11-27 090432 Rød SPF+sanDK 37 2002-07-23 090432 Rød SPF+DK 38 2001-08-23 090432 Rød SPF 39 2000-01-01 090432 SPF-X, PRRS-neg. 40 1999-05-01 090432 MS-X, PRRS-neg. 81 2001-08-23 022458 Rød SPF 82 1999-01-22 022458 SPF-X, PRRS-neg. 130 2008-10-16 080385 Rød SPF+Myc+Ap2+Nys+DK+Vac 131 2003-03-18 080385 Rød SPF+Myc+Ap2+DK+Vac 132 2002-11-01 080385 Rød SPF+Myc+DK+Vac 133 2002-02-07 080385 Rød SPF+Myc+Vac 134 2000-09-19 080385 MS-X, PRRS-pos VAC 135 1999-01-22 080385 MS-X, PRRS-neg 176 2008-10-28 013168 Rød SPF+Myc+Ap2+Nys+DK+Vac 177 2003-05-23 013168 Rød SPF+Myc+Ap2+DK+Vac 178 2002-11-01 013168 Rød SPF+Myc+DK+Vac 179 2001-07-03 013168 Rød SPF+Myc+Vac 180 2000-09-01 013168 MS-X, PRRS-pos VAC 181 2000-06-02 013168 MS-X, PRRS-neg 182 2000-04-03 013168 SKM-X, +Ap2, PRRS-neg 183 1999-01-22 013168 MS-X, PRRS-neg Where I have used; b2$PRRSvac <- ifelse(b2$status=='PRRS-pos VAC' | b2$status=='Vac',1,0) b2$PRRSdk <- ifelse(b2$status=='PRRS-pos DK' | b2$status=='DK',1,0) b2$PRRSsanVac <- ifelse(b2$status=='sanVac',1,0) b2$PRRSsanDk <- ifelse(b2$status=='sanDK',1,0) to creat the last four variables, but it wont work!!! The variable status has class "character". Can anyone help me? -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Text-in-a-character-vector-to-indicate-%22ifelse%22-argument-tp21722983p21722983.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list 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.