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Hello all, I would like to read the specific line number row of a direct access file (which is stored as a n_row*n_col matrix of elements kind=p) without reading all the preceding lines (i.e 1,2,..,row-1). Is there a function in R that can perform this task? To solve my issue, I tried without to call Fortran from R by doing the following steps: I) I wrote a subroutine in fortran called

Hey guys, I am currently trying to read in a binary file using this helpful manual: http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/r/faq/read_binary.htm Reading binary files I also have the detailed format description from the developer. But somehow the reading of the file does still not work properly. The first entry in the file is the following, according to the manufacturer: "String containing 4 one-byte