Liaw, Andy <andy_liaw <at> merck.com> writes: > > file.info() should help with some of those items. > > Andy > > > From: Adrian Dusa > > > > Dear R-list, > > > > I have many files on many CDs (probably same as many of you) > > and I would like > > to create a database containing only a few columns: > > - the name of the file > > - its extension > > - space occupied > > - date when it was created > > - its path > > - CD number (this should be typed in manually) > > > > Is it possible to read a CD/structure of folders in such a way? > > Thank you for any suggestion, > > Adrian > > > > -- > > Adrian Dusa > > Romanian Social Data Archive > > 1, Schitu Magureanu Bd. > > Bucharest sector 5 > > Romania > > Tel./Fax: +40 21 3126618 \ > > +40 21 3120210 / int.101 > >
Brilliant, Andy. This is exactly what I needed. Now, if I could find a way to scan a structure of folders, I could store the information about every file in every folder in a table or a database... Using ?file.info, I found another bunch of useful functions, like file.path, list.files etc. It looks very promising. I know there is a command in Linux called 'file', which determines the file type (a substitute for the extension). I wonder if I could use that command via R. Thanks again, Adrian ______________________________________________ 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
