Is this what you want? > x <- "People Desc Value + Mary Height 50 + Mary Weight 100 + Fanny Height 60 + Fanny Weight 200" > x <- read.table(textConnection(x), header=TRUE, as.is=TRUE) > reshape(x, direction='wide', idvar="People", timevar="Desc") People Value.Height Value.Weight 1 Mary 50 100 3 Fanny 60 200 > >
On 6/27/07, yoooooo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > let's say I have matrix > > People Desc Value > Mary Height 50 > Mary Weight 100 > Fanny Height 60 > Fanny Height 200 > > Is there a quick way to form the following matrix? > > People Height Weight > Mary 50 100 > Fanny 60 200 > > (Assuming I don't know the length of people/desc and let's say these are > characters matrix.. I tried play with row(), col(), etc.. but I don't seem > to find like a duplicate match function... > I'm trying to write some one/two liner that convert my resulting matrix to > vector and pick the appropriate fields.. etc ) > > Thanks! > > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/restructuring-matrix-tf3991741.html#a11334950 > Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch 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 you are trying to solve? [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch 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.
