R help - Aug 2002 - sourcing code and importing data; was: A layman seeks hel p!

Excellent - many thanks to all. 

To be honest i found the manual "An introduction to R" not very
user-friendly.

Thanks all.

Mark
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Uwe Ligges [mailto:ligges at statistik.uni-dortmund.de]
> Sent: 21 August 2002 11:08
> To: Mark Edwards
> Cc: 'R-help at lists.R-project.org'
> Subject: Re: [R] sourcing code and importing data; was: A layman seeks
> help!
> 
> 
> Mark Edwards wrote:
> > 
> > I have been given a 'code' file and a 'data' file
which is
> designed for use
> > in R.
> > 
> > I have successfully installed the program onto my pc, but 
> am struggling to
> > actaully use the code. How do i prompt R to read the code 
> file and run?
> > 
> > Any ideas?
> 
> Yes. 
> 
> At first you should get an idea what R is and how to use it. For a
> "layman" a point to start is reading "An Introduction to
R".
> If you feel comfortable with the manuals and cannot figure out how to
> solve a problem, you can ask the mailing list, but put an appropriate
> subject into the header, please.
> 
> Well, you can use source() to source the code. How to import 
> the data is
> described in the "R Data Import/Export" manual - it depends on
the
> format of your "data". 
> 
> Since your questions is not very explicit, I cannot give an explicit
> answer.
> Please, tell us your OS and version of R in case of forthcoming
> questions.
> 
> Uwe Ligges
> 




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> From: Mark Edwards [mailto:mark at miic.org.uk]
> 
> Excellent - many thanks to all. 
> 
> To be honest i found the manual "An introduction to R" not very
> user-friendly.
Then please tell us how/why you feel that way.  Give some examples in that
document where you have trouble.  I'm quite sure R Core always welcome
constructive criticisms... (apologies for putting words in their mouths).

You may also want to check out the "contributed documentation" on
CRAN.
Some of them might be to your liking.

Andy
 
> Thanks all.
> 
> Mark
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