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...cter("v:\work\gene") but it seems that \ is eliminated: Warning messages: 1: '\w' is an unrecognized escape in a character string 2: '\g' is an unrecognized escape in a character string 3: unrecognized escapes removed from "v:\work\gene" > path [1] "v:workgene" how can i keep the \ in string. thanks -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/how-to-put-in-a-string-tp2062483p2062483.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.