Hi there, I'm trying to remove multiple columns by name from a data.frame. As a result I need to get back the modified data.frame without the removed columns. My columns I want to delete are listed in a vector called "delete".
data <- read.csv2("data.csv") delete <- c("col1", "col2", "col3") newData <- subset(data, select = delete) newData <- data[delete] If I try one of the above shown solutions, it only gives me back the columns I want to delete. But I need the exact opposite. newData <- subset(data, select = -delete) newData <- data[-delete] But as I try the way with a minus I'll get the message: "invalid argument to unary operator" There must be a simple way to delete all of the columns, but I just don't get it. Thanks for your help, -- Anne Skoeries [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ 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.