R help - Apr 2012 - How to keep spacing in column name while reading data from data frame?

Hi, 

 I am working on dataframe and column names are multiwords but when i read
it it become one word with space relplaced by "."  How can i keep
normall
spacing reading file. 

for e.g. 

input file

Data Test       Data Out
3                        5
5                        4

But when i read this data in table it becomes
Data.Test        Data.Out
3                        5
5                        4

Pls help me out. Thanks



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Hi
> 
> Hi, 
> 
>  I am working on dataframe and column names are multiwords but when i 
read
> it it become one word with space relplaced by "."  How can i keep
normall
> spacing reading file. 
> 
> for e.g. 
> 
> input file
> 
> Data Test       Data Out
> 3                        5
> 5                        4
> 
> But when i read this data in table it becomes
> Data.Test        Data.Out
> 3                        5
> 5                        4
> 
> Pls help me out. Thanks
You need to change check.names parameter when reading in your file.

Regards
Petr

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