I believe you can import excel files via the foreign package. As was suggested saving the file as .csv would allow you to import directly via read.csv. If you're new to R you should read the docs on cran. They are very good.
jim holtman <[email protected]> wrote: >What exactly are you trying to do with Excel? Have you tried >exporting as CSV and then using 'read.csv' in R? Exactly what error >message are you getting and what statements were you executing. > >To create your matrix, use 'matrix', > >On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 2:55 PM, Anna Supady <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hello Everyone, >> I am a new R user. Not everything goes so easy. I have many questions. I >> believe that this is the place where one can discuss issue in R programing. >> I cannot get excel file open using file location. Only note pad works but >> some data is in excel. How can I do that? Also, I need to create MATRIX OF >> DIMENSIONS nxn. I am not sure how to do that. >> >> Thanks for help, >> Ania >> >> [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> [email protected] mailing list >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-teaching >> > > > >-- >Jim Holtman >Cincinnati, OH >+1 513 646 9390 > >What is the problem that you are trying to solve? > >_______________________________________________ >[email protected] mailing list >https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-teaching
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