file.path() is much better for this than paste(), e.g. dir <- "C:/Users/Desktop" pathname <- file.path(dir, "bs_dev_segment_file.csv") temp_data <- read.csv(pathname)
/Henrik On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 10:08 AM, R. Michael Weylandt <michael.weyla...@gmail.com> <michael.weyla...@gmail.com> wrote: > Try pasting them together like > > paste(dir, "...") > > You may need to use the collapse argument. Alternatively, change your working > directory to dir with setwd(). > > M > > On Nov 15, 2011, at 9:12 AM, aajit75 <aaji...@yahoo.co.in> wrote: > >> Hi List, >> >> I am new to R, this may be simple. >> >> I want to store directory path as parameter which in turn to be used while >> reading and writing data from csv files. >> >> How I can use dir defined in the below mentioned example while reading the >> csv file. >> >> Example: >> dir <- "C:/Users/Desktop" #location of file >> >> temp_data <- read.csv("dir/bs_dev_segment_file.csv") >> >> If I run this it will show errors: >> >> Error in file(file, "rt") : cannot open the connection >> In addition: Warning message: >> In file(file, "rt") : >> cannot open file 'dir/bs_dev_segment_file.csv': No such file or directory >> >> Regards, >> -Ajit >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Putting-directory-path-as-a-parameter-tp4043092p4043092.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 >> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > ______________________________________________ > 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. > ______________________________________________ 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.