If you want a matrix, then just create one from the data you have: mydata <- matrix(strsplit(x, '\t')[[1]], nrow=1)
On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 1:30 PM, Kevin Burnham <kburn...@gmail.com> wrote: > Would somebody please help me break this row: > > "Main Group\t1000\tMP Test\tMP Test, 1\tAudio (1, f1-qaddara.aiff)\tl > (target is right word)\tl\tPressed\tl (target is right > word)\tC\t3111\t\t\t\t\t" > > into multiple columns along the \t separator? > > When I try the strsplit (x,"\t") command I get: > > [[1]] > [1] "Main Group" "1000" "MP > Test" "MP Test, 1" "Audio (1, > f1-qaddara.aiff)" > [6] "l (target is right word)" "l" > "Pressed" "l (target is right word)" > "C" > [11] "3111" "" > "" "" "" > > Which which is closer to what I need, but still not in columns. > > Thanks, > Kevin > > [[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. > -- 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.
