R help - Mar 2008 - re ad .csv separated with coma

Dear R users,
I try to read .csv composed of two rows which are separated with coma in the
followin manner:
 1.ignore the three first lines
 2. read datas separated with coma.

I tried the following :
pathname <- file.choose()						
z <-read.csv(pathname, sep = "," )
t=z[,1]
p=z[,2]

But when I tape p I have NULL !!!

My .csv is looking like : 

0011J06
2008 Mrz 17 11:15
Sample #, Measurement
1, -9.998E-6
2, 5.099E-4
3, 3.999E-5
4, 2.999E-4
5, 2.099E-4

Thanks for help.
Adel

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You should skip the first 3 rows by using option skip=3 and set 
header=FALSE, which defaults to TRUE.
But you could also use the 3rd row as header, doing so by setting skip=2.

z <-read.csv(pathname, skip=3, header=F)
or
z <-read.csv(pathname, skip=2)

(By the way, it is obvious not necessary to set sep="," in read.csv!)
hth.

mysimbaa schrieb:
> Dear R users,
> I try to read .csv composed of two rows which are separated with coma in
the
> followin manner:
>  1.ignore the three first lines
>  2. read datas separated with coma.
>
> I tried the following :
> pathname <- file.choose()						
> z <-read.csv(pathname, sep = "," )
> t=z[,1]
> p=z[,2]
>
> But when I tape p I have NULL !!!
>
> My .csv is looking like : 
>
> 0011J06
> 2008 Mrz 17 11:15
> Sample #, Measurement
> 1, -9.998E-6
> 2, 5.099E-4
> 3, 3.999E-5
> 4, 2.999E-4
> 5, 2.099E-4
>
> Thanks for help.
> Adel
>
>   
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