On Mar 20, 2014, at 1:30 PM, jcrosbie wrote: > I'm trying to figure out how to import data into a dataframe in R. > The table I'm trying to import is: > HistoricalTradingReportServlet.csv > <http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/file/n4687246/HistoricalTradingReportServlet.csv> > > > I would like to add two more column for each block of data to have the > HourEnding and date beside the data. > > How would I go about importing a table like this into R?
Some of the features of this problem are similar to one I addressed on SO: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22001951/block-wise-ascii-text-file-as-input I've seen postings and answers to similar problems on Rhelp but searching would be your responsibility: http://markmail.org/search/?q=list%3Aorg.r-project.r-help -- David. > > line 1) is blank > line 2) is blank > line 3) Historical Bid data for: March 19, 2013. In Hour Ending 01 > > line 4) is blank > line 5 -infomratiom) Price after Last Restatement MW after Last > Restatement > Price Previous Day's Bid MW Previous Day's Bid > line 6) is blank > line 7) is blank > line 8-infomratiom) Historical Offer data for: March 19, 2013. In Hour > Ending 01 > line 9) is blank > line 10-header) Price after Last Restatement MW after Last Restatement > Price Previous Day's Offer MW Previous Day's Offer > > ...........Data..... > > [next table > > line 1) is blank > line 2) Historical Bid data for: March 19, 2013. In Hour Ending 01 > > line 3) is blank > line 4 -infomratiom) Price after Last Restatement MW after Last > Restatement > Price Previous Day's Bid MW Previous Day's Bid > line 5) is blank > line 6) is blank > line 7-infomratiom) Historical Offer data for: March 19, 2013. In Hour > Ending 01 > line 8) is blank > line 9-header) iPrice after Last Restatement MW after Last Restatement > Price Previous Day's Offer MW Previous Day's Offer > ...........Data..... > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/How-to-importing-a-CVS-file-with-multiple-tables-tp4687246.html > Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. Nabble is NOT the R Archive -- David Winsemius Alameda, CA, USA ______________________________________________ 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.