Why aren't you using 'save'/'load' to save a copy of the data? Why go through all the conversions?
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 2:50 PM, Rolf Turner <r.tur...@auckland.ac.nz> wrote: > > On 12/02/2010, at 8:27 AM, Johan Jackson wrote: > >> "I suspect that you really don't know what 'raw' type means and haven't >> bothered to check ?raw. It's also pretty clear that you haven't read the >> colClasses description in ?read.table very carefully." >> >> Gee, thanks Peter (this is what I love about the R help boards: people whose >> sole goal is to put others down as wittily as possible for asking *stupid >> stupid* questions). Gives me warm fuzzies :) >> >> Although I admit to not being the brightest of folks around, or knowing R >> backwards and forwards, I did read ?read.table and ?raw. But your suggestion >> is not at all helpful Peter: > > Etc. etc. > > This sort of reaction is completely inappropriate for this list. > Peter's answer was perfectly reasonable. > > If you don't like the answers you get, don't ask questions. > > cheers, > > Rolf Turner > ###################################################################### > Attention: > This e-mail message is privileged and confidential. If you are not the > intended recipient please delete the message and notify the sender. > Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author. > > This e-mail has been scanned and cleared by MailMarshal > www.marshalsoftware.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. > -- Jim Holtman Cincinnati, OH +1 513 646 9390 What is the problem that you are trying to solve? ______________________________________________ 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.
