Re: [R] gsub does not support \b?

Tan, Richard wrote: Hello, can someone help? How come gsub(\bINDS\b,INDUSTRIES,ADVANCED ENERGY INDS) [1] ADVANCED ENERGY INDS It does, but you need to escape it: gsub(\\bINDS\\b,INDUSTRIES,ADVANCED ENERGY INDS) Uwe Ligges not ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES Thanks. Richard

[R] gsub does not support \b?

Hello, can someone help? How come gsub(\bINDS\b,INDUSTRIES,ADVANCED ENERGY INDS) [1] ADVANCED ENERGY INDS not ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES Thanks. Richard [[alternative HTML version deleted]] __ R-help@r-project.org mailing list

Re: [R] gsub does not support \b?

Ok, I figured it out. My stupid mistake, should be \\b instead of \b. From: Tan, Richard Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 3:36 PM To: 'r-help@r-project.org' Subject: gsub does not support \b? Hello, can someone help? How come