...and while we are at this long thread about trivial things, another simple
alternative in the GUI is to use file.choose()
twinData = read.spss(file.choose(), use.value.labels=T, to.data.frame=T,
max.value.labels=Inf, trim.factor.names=F)
On May 2, 2011, at 10:08 AM, Timothy Bates wrote:
> You can also drop the path directly into R.app: just hold down the option key
> when you drop a file into the console
>
> I usually just type:
>
> twinData = read.spss("", use.value.labels=T, to.data.frame=T,
> max.value.labels=Inf, trim.factor.names=F)
>
> then option-drop the file in between the awaiting empty quotes.
>
>
> On 2 May 2011, at 2:54 PM, Jason Lessels wrote:
>> You could also simplify the path using the '~' symbol
>> read.csv(file="~/Desktop/heightweight.csv”)
>>
>> On 02/05/2011, at 3:37 PM, Michael Kubovy wrote:
>>>
>>> Open a terminal window, drag the .csv file to that window, copy the path
>>> that will appear in that terminal into your read.csv command.
>>> On May 2, 2011, at 9:28 AM, Thor Jensen wrote:
>>>> Any tips on how to import data on mac's? For example, the below line was
>>>> unsuccesful. read.csv(file="Macintosh
>>>> HD:Users:ThorJ:Desktop:heightweight.csv”)
>
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