Re: [R] reshape a wide data frame from wide to a long format with metadata columns

2008-05-19 Thread hadley wickham
Hi Alan, > I have a general question about reshaping a wide data frame using the > "reshape" command. I have a data frame consisting of 108 columns that > I would like to convert to a long table and remove the metadata > (embedded in the column names of the wide table) to new metadata > columns in

[R] reshape a wide data frame from wide to a long format with metadata columns

2008-05-19 Thread ALAN SMITH
Hello R users and developers, I have a general question about reshaping a wide data frame using the "reshape" command. I have a data frame consisting of 108 columns that I would like to convert to a long table and remove the metadata (embedded in the column names of the wide table) to new metadata