R help - Dec 2008 - non numeric argument to binary operator

hi i have a huge matrix and want to split it into 2. with the command %%2.
but i get this warning message: *"Error in mmat%%2 : non-numeric argument
to
binary operator*"

here's the bit from my matrix:
 V1                                                   V2
[1,] "Affymetrix:CompositeSequence:ATH1-121501:244901_at"
"2.653"
[2,] "Affymetrix:CompositeSequence:ATH1-121501:244902_at"
"1.753"


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all the best,
Baur

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I'm not sure what you are trying to do: modulo arithmetic isn't exactly
splitting a matrix into 2. Or even remotely.

Regardless of the goal, when numbers are shown in quotes, it's a sure
sign that R thinks they are strings, and thus non-number, just as the error
message (not a warning) states.

To help further, we'd need a clear statement of your goals and a
reproducible
example, as in the posting guide.

Sarah

On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 4:57 PM, Baurzhan Aituov <aituov at gmail.com>
wrote:
> hi i have a huge matrix and want to split it into 2. with the command %%2.
> but i get this warning message: *"Error in mmat%%2 : non-numeric
argument to
> binary operator*"
>
> here's the bit from my matrix:
>  V1                                                   V2
> [1,] "Affymetrix:CompositeSequence:ATH1-121501:244901_at"
"2.653"
> [2,] "Affymetrix:CompositeSequence:ATH1-121501:244902_at"
"1.753"
>
>
> --
-- 
Sarah Goslee
http://www.functionaldiversity.org