To avoid complications, save your file as comma separated and use one of the instructions for reading delimited files. If you are using a comma as a decimal point you are probably using ; as a separator. If this is so use read.csv2. Please see the help files for read.table.
Best Regards John On 18/04/07, Schmitt, Corinna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear R-experts, > > It is a quite stupid question but please help me. I am very confuced. I > am able to import normal txt ant mat-files to R but unable to import > .xls-file > > I do not understand the online help. Can please anyone send me the > corresponding command lines? The .xls-file is attached. In my file we > use commas for the decimal format (example: 0,712), changes might be > needed. > > Thanks, Corinna > > > ______________________________________________ > 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 > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > -- John C Frain Trinity College Dublin Dublin 2 Ireland www.tcd.ie/Economics/staff/frainj/home.html mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________ 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 and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.