Thanks to all! file.info is it.
On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 4:06 PM, Erik Iverson<eiver...@nmdp.org> wrote: > Peter, that is assigning the time of creation of the object name. > > I think Erin might be looking for the file.info function, see ?file.info . > > Erik > > -----Original Message----- > From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r-project.org] On > Behalf Of Peter Alspach > Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 4:03 PM > To: Erin Hodgess; R help > Subject: Re: [R] time attribute from a file > > Tena koe Erin > > You could write a wee wrapper and give the file an attribute. For > example, > > copy <- function (file = "clipboard", sep = "\t", na.strings = c("NA", > "*"), as.is = T, ...) > { > myX <- read.table(file, sep = sep, na.strings = na.strings, > as.is = as.is, ...) > attr(myX, "copy time") <- Sys.time() > myX > } > > I did this some time ago, but I must admit that I find it of limited > value. > > HTH .... > > Peter Alspach > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org >> [mailto:r-help-boun...@r-project.org] On Behalf Of Erin Hodgess >> Sent: Wednesday, 22 July 2009 8:55 a.m. >> To: R help >> Subject: [R] time attribute from a file >> >> Dear R People: >> >> I am reading in a file via read.table. Is there a way to bring in >> the time that the file was created, please? >> >> Thanks, >> Erin >> >> >> -- >> Erin Hodgess >> Associate Professor >> Department of Computer and Mathematical Sciences University >> of Houston - Downtown >> mailto: erinm.hodg...@gmail.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. >> > > The contents of this e-mail are confidential and may be subject to legal > privilege. > If you are not the intended recipient you must not use, disseminate, > distribute or > reproduce all or any part of this e-mail or attachments. If you have > received this > e-mail in error, please notify the sender and delete all material pertaining > to this > e-mail. Any opinion or views expressed in this e-mail are those of the > individual > sender and may not represent those of The New Zealand Institute for Plant and > Food Research Limited. > > ______________________________________________ > 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. > -- Erin Hodgess Associate Professor Department of Computer and Mathematical Sciences University of Houston - Downtown mailto: erinm.hodg...@gmail.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.
