I have copied the R FAQ pertaining to available packages into an EXCEL file. They take the following form -
Design Regression modeling, testing, estimation, validation, graphics, prediction, and typesetting by storing enhanced model design attributes in the fit. Design is a etc. Devore5 Data sets and sample analyses from "Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences (5th ed)" by Jay L. Devore, 2000, Duxbury. Presently the above format can be represented as: package name package description space I want to change the format so that file name and description are in adjacent columns and the space is removed package name package description package name package description Is this possible in R so I can create a searchable EXCEL database of R packages. I imagine this would be easily carried out using PERL though was interested to know R's capacity to work on textual data? Any assistance regarding this is appreciated, Bob Green ______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
