Hello, I am trying to use a code which requires quotes around each of about 1000 entries. When I did this in Microsoft programs, R rejected every quote. I converted the font to courier new size 10 true type (the R default). No luck. I had to find a sample code and copy the quotes from that 2000 times for R to accept them, or type them in manually in R. Is there anyway to make this easier? What font in Word/Excel etc. does R prefer and will function using quotes? Commas, letters, numbers, all work, just the full double quotes won't work. Thank you, Daniel
> On Nov 11, 2015, at 6:54 PM, Daniel Wiegert <dswiegert at gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello, I am trying to use a code which requires quotes around each of about 1000 entries. When I did thisThe use of pronouns in place of code is a major cause of ambiguity. What was ? ?this??> in Microsoft programs, R rejected every quote.Again. the phrase "R rejected? is completely ambiguous. Did you see an error message after you did <something>. If so, please offer up for examination both the <something> and the error message.> I converted the font to courier new size 10 true type (the R default). No luck. I had to find a sample code and copy the quotes from that 2000 times for R to accept them, or type them in manually in R.Word typically uses smart quotes rather than either the single-quote or double-quotes. You can change this behavior in Word by changing the preferences. But you really should not be using Word for either data entry or for code.> > Is there anyway to make this easier? What font in Word/Excel etc. does R prefer and will function using quotes? Commas, letters, numbers, all work, just the full double quotes won't work.As above. The ?quotes? that Word uses are not shared by most codign platforms.> > Thank you, > > Daniel > ______________________________________________ > R-help at r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.David Winsemius Alameda, CA, USA
Hi Daniel, As David said, these problems are almost always due to fancy quotes. If you want plain old ASCII 34 (double) or 39 (single) quotes, try using Notepad for your editing rather than Word. Jim On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 5:02 PM, David Winsemius <dwinsemius at comcast.net> wrote:> > > On Nov 11, 2015, at 6:54 PM, Daniel Wiegert <dswiegert at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hello, I am trying to use a code which requires quotes around each of > about 1000 entries. When I did this > > The use of pronouns in place of code is a major cause of ambiguity. What > was ? ?this?? > > > > in Microsoft programs, R rejected every quote. > > Again. the phrase "R rejected? is completely ambiguous. Did you see an > error message after you did <something>. If so, please offer up for > examination both the <something> and the error message. > > > > I converted the font to courier new size 10 true type (the R default). > No luck. I had to find a sample code and copy the quotes from that 2000 > times for R to accept them, or type them in manually in R. > > Word typically uses smart quotes rather than either the single-quote or > double-quotes. You can change this behavior in Word by changing the > preferences. But you really should not be using Word for either data entry > or for code. > > > > > Is there anyway to make this easier? What font in Word/Excel etc. does R > prefer and will function using quotes? Commas, letters, numbers, all work, > just the full double quotes won't work. > > As above. The ?quotes? that Word uses are not shared by most codign > platforms. > > > > > Thank you, > > > > Daniel > > ______________________________________________ > > R-help at r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > > PLEASE do read the posting guide > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > David Winsemius > Alameda, CA, USA > > ______________________________________________ > R-help at r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >[[alternative HTML version deleted]]
Hi Can you explain little bit more about your intention? Here is some explanation about quotes https://stat.ethz.ch/R-manual/R-devel/library/base/html/Quotes.html http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13449233/send-a-text-string-containing-double-quotes-to-function You could find it yourself easily by internet search as I did. If this is not what you want, you need to be more specific. Cheers Petr> -----Original Message----- > From: R-help [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-project.org] On Behalf Of Daniel > Wiegert > Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2015 3:55 AM > To: r-help at r-project.org > Subject: [R] Quotes > > Hello, I am trying to use a code which requires quotes around each of > about 1000 entries. When I did this in Microsoft programs, R rejected > every quote. I converted the font to courier new size 10 true type (the > R default). No luck. I had to find a sample code and copy the quotes > from that 2000 times for R to accept them, or type them in manually in > R. > > Is there anyway to make this easier? What font in Word/Excel etc. does > R prefer and will function using quotes? Commas, letters, numbers, all > work, just the full double quotes won't work. > > Thank you, > > Daniel > ______________________________________________ > R-help at r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting- > guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.________________________________ Tento e-mail a jak?koliv k n?mu p?ipojen? dokumenty jsou d?v?rn? a jsou ur?eny pouze jeho adres?t?m. Jestli?e jste obdr?el(a) tento e-mail omylem, informujte laskav? neprodlen? jeho odes?latele. Obsah tohoto emailu i s p??lohami a jeho kopie vyma?te ze sv?ho syst?mu. Nejste-li zam??len?m adres?tem tohoto emailu, nejste opr?vn?ni tento email jakkoliv u??vat, roz?i?ovat, kop?rovat ?i zve?ej?ovat. Odes?latel e-mailu neodpov?d? za eventu?ln? ?kodu zp?sobenou modifikacemi ?i zpo?d?n?m p?enosu e-mailu. V p??pad?, ?e je tento e-mail sou??st? obchodn?ho jedn?n?: - vyhrazuje si odes?latel pr?vo ukon?it kdykoliv jedn?n? o uzav?en? smlouvy, a to z jak?hokoliv d?vodu i bez uveden? d?vodu. - a obsahuje-li nab?dku, je adres?t opr?vn?n nab?dku bezodkladn? p?ijmout; Odes?latel tohoto e-mailu (nab?dky) vylu?uje p?ijet? nab?dky ze strany p??jemce s dodatkem ?i odchylkou. - trv? odes?latel na tom, ?e p??slu?n? smlouva je uzav?ena teprve v?slovn?m dosa?en?m shody na v?ech jej?ch n?le?itostech. - odes?latel tohoto emailu informuje, ?e nen? opr?vn?n uzav?rat za spole?nost ??dn? smlouvy s v?jimkou p??pad?, kdy k tomu byl p?semn? zmocn?n nebo p?semn? pov??en a takov? pov??en? nebo pln? moc byly adres?tovi tohoto emailu p??padn? osob?, kterou adres?t zastupuje, p?edlo?eny nebo jejich existence je adres?tovi ?i osob? j?m zastoupen? zn?m?. This e-mail and any documents attached to it may be confidential and are intended only for its intended recipients. If you received this e-mail by mistake, please immediately inform its sender. Delete the contents of this e-mail with all attachments and its copies from your system. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are not authorized to use, disseminate, copy or disclose this e-mail in any manner. The sender of this e-mail shall not be liable for any possible damage caused by modifications of the e-mail or by delay with transfer of the email. In case that this e-mail forms part of business dealings: - the sender reserves the right to end negotiations about entering into a contract in any time, for any reason, and without stating any reasoning. - if the e-mail contains an offer, the recipient is entitled to immediately accept such offer; The sender of this e-mail (offer) excludes any acceptance of the offer on the part of the recipient containing any amendment or variation. - the sender insists on that the respective contract is concluded only upon an express mutual agreement on all its aspects. - the sender of this e-mail informs that he/she is not authorized to enter into any contracts on behalf of the company except for cases in which he/she is expressly authorized to do so in writing, and such authorization or power of attorney is submitted to the recipient or the person represented by the recipient, or the existence of such authorization is known to the recipient of the person represented by the recipient.