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On Mon, May 14, 2007 at 05:49:25PM +0100, Brooks, Anthony B wrote: > Hello all > > Is there a way reducing the number of characters in a list so that just > the left n numbers of characters is given? > > For example, If I have a list, listnames, which consists of 4 strings of > 6 characters; > > > > >listnames > > [1] "item12" "item34" "item56" "item78" > > > > Is there a way to reduce this so only the 5 characters on the lefthand > side are given (similar to the LEFT function in Excel) > > > > So that I'd get a list like this > > > > >listnames > > [1] "item1" "item3" "item5" "item7" > > > > Thanks > > Tony > > > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > 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. -- Csardi Gabor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MTA RMKI, ELTE TTK ______________________________________________ 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.