In your function, you have temp <- read.table(fnames,header=T,sep="\t",stringsAsFactors=F,quote="\"")
I think you mean: temp <- read.table(i,header=T,sep="\t",stringsAsFactors=F,quote="\"") Also 'files' is a parameter, but you are using 'fnames' in the 'for' loop; shouldn't that be 'files'? On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 3:51 PM, Harikrishnadhar <hari.bom...@gmail.com>wrote: > Dear all, > > Here is my code which am using to combine 5th column from different data > sets. > > Here is the function to do my job > > > genesymbol.append.file <-NULL > gene.column <- NULL > readGeneSymbol <- function(files,genesymbol.column=5){ > for(i in fnames){ > temp <- read.table(fnames,header=T,sep="\t",stringsAsFactors=F,quote="\"") > gene.column<-cbind(gene.column,temp[,genesymbol.column]) > genesymbol.append.file$genecolumns <- gene.column > genesymbol.append.file > } > } > > > > > test <- readGeneSymbol(fnames,genesymbol.column=5) > > Here is the warning message am getting only the 5th column from the first > column is taken > > > Warning messages: > 1: In file(file, "r") : only first element of 'description' argument used > 2: In file(file, "r") : only first element of 'description' argument used > > > > Please help me to solve this > > > > > > > > -- > Thanks > Hari > 215-385-4122 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place > where > all things are possible" > > [[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<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 that you are trying to solve? [[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.