R help - Oct 2004 - How to read unbalanced data from file?

Hi,
   I tried to read some unbalance data (with different number if rows) 
using x<- read.table("filename", header = true) command, but the
program
refuses to read the table. Could you tell me why this is happening and how 
to fix it? I just want to create a ANOVA table.
   Thanks.
   Wenyi

On 11 Oct 2004 at 11:45, wfang wrote:
> Hi,
>    I tried to read some unbalance data (with different number if rows)
>    
> using x<- read.table("filename", header = true) command, but
the
> program refuses to read the table. Could you tell me why this is
Hallo

Your OS, your R version is missing, but having this:

a	b	d	e
1	1	1	1
2	2	2	2
3		3	3
4		4	
5		5	
		6	

read.delim("clipboard")

produces
> mydata<-read.delim("clipboard")
   a  b d  e
1  1  1 1  1
2  2  2 2  2
3  3 NA 3  3
4  4 NA 4 NA
5  5 NA 5 NA
6 NA NA 6 NA

so it ***do not refuse*** to read the data. I do not expect some 
dwarf climbs out from your computer and says he will not read 
your data. Or is he? 

?read.table 

gives you more details about how to read some data.

Cheers
Petr

> happening and how to fix it? I just want to create a ANOVA table.
>    Thanks.
>    Wenyi
> 
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