You need to escape the '+' since it is used in regular expressions: > gsub("\\+","K","8.00+00 <file://+%22,%22k%22,%228.00+00/>") [1] "8.00K00" >
On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 11:45 AM, Tom La Bone <boo...@gforcecable.com>wrote: > > I know this is easy, but I am stumped: > > > gsub("0","K","8.00+00") > [1] "8.KK+KK" > > > gsub("+","K","8.00+00") > Error in gsub("+", "K", "8.00+00") : invalid regular expression '+' > In addition: Warning message: > In gsub("+", "K", "8.00+00") : > regcomp error: 'Invalid preceding regular expression' > > I don't understand the error message. How do I go about replacing the "+" > in > the string "8.00+00" with another character? > > Tom > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/Replacing-a-%22%2B%22-in-a-string-tp23655515p23655515.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<http://www.r-project.org/posting-guide.html> > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > -- Jim Holtman Cincinnati, OH +1 513 646 9390 What is the problem that you are trying to solve? [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ 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.