almost ...
\\\\Theserver\\mydirectory\\data.csv
## should do it
-- Bert
On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 10:23 AM, John Sorkin
<jsor...@grecc.umaryland.edu> wrote:
> Windows 7 (local computer)
> Windows server (server I am trying to reach)
>
> I need to read a file whose windows path is of the form
>
> \\Theserver\mydirectory\data.csv
>
> You will note that as per windows standards the server name is preceded by
> two backslashes.
>
> I am not sure how to specify this in R. One usually needs to specify an
> escape characters in a path new which would suggest my path should be
>
>
> \\\Theserver\\mydirectory\\data.csv
>
> This does not work; the file is not found.
>
> What is the correct way to specify a path to a server
>
> Thanks,
> John
>
>
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> Professor of Medicine
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> University of Maryland School of Medicine Division of Gerontology and
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