I am trying to get started with R, but before I do, I need to find a
way to import my existing datasets, which are currently stored as
arrays of IDL structures (RSI's IDL, not the other one).
The problem I has is this: the IDL structures contain scalar items, as
well as n-dimensional arrays. I can export the data in a number of
ways, including as separate files for scalars and for each of the
arrays.
Has anyone tackled this problem? If not, can you advise me on the best
data structure(s) to hold such data in R? Data frames seemed to be the
most obvious choice, but I prefer the syntax used for lists (it is
more similar to IDL), if that is possible. And of course (as I said in
a previous message) there is the question of how to import the data
into the structure (it looks like I will need to export each array
separately , import them into R and then assemble the final
structure).