Message-ID: <CAAmySGNZApECv1VKua89TQ7Nww7AffMPafq4WAgmDajQ1ewpbw@mail.gmail.com>
Date: 2011-10-12T19:20:40Z
From: R. Michael Weylandt
Subject: large numbers
In-Reply-To: <CAFpsATYNkdAxUrPHcvBgeyRDCpywb05kkutuK7sFmDXGiV7bHA@mail.gmail.com>
Are you sure its being imported into R without the decimal and that
it's not just a print option? I can't off the cuff think of a reason
why that would happen...
Try print(valueFromImport - 43988014) and see what you get
Michael
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 3:16 PM, Veerappa Chetty <chettyvk at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> When I import an excel "CSV" file, large numbers such as " 43988014.3" is
> imported as "43988014", leaving out the decimal ".4". How to import keeping
> the fraction?
> Thanks.
> Chetty
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