R help - Jun 2010 - read.csv does not find my file (windows xp)

I try to load a file

myData <- read.csv(file="C:\\myfolder\\mysubfolder\\mydata.csv",
head=TRUE, sep=";")

and get this error:

Error in file(file, "rt") : cannot open the connection
In addition: Warning message:
In file(file, "rt") :
  cannot open file 'C:\myfolder\mysubfolder\mydata.csv: No such file
or directory

am I overlooking something?

I am getting the same error when I write the path in '/' notation...
Does R not tolorate drive letters?

Ralf

On 24.06.2010 19:02, Ralf B wrote:
> I try to load a file
>
> myData<-
read.csv(file="C:\\myfolder\\mysubfolder\\mydata.csv",
> head=TRUE, sep=";")
>
> and get this error:
>
> Error in file(file, "rt") : cannot open the connection
> In addition: Warning message:
> In file(file, "rt") :
>    cannot open file 'C:\myfolder\mysubfolder\mydata.csv: No such file
> or directory
>
> am I overlooking something?
>
> I am getting the same error when I write the path in '/'
notation...
> Does R not tolorate drive letters?

It does, and if you can open the file with opther software, then you 
probably misspelled folder or filename.

Uwe Ligges


> Ralf
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