Need HELP: how find and use a csv file?

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You don't actually have to post more than once. Really.

skatter <- read.table(file.choose(), header=TRUE, sep=";")

or

skatter <- read.table(""/Users/kama/Desktop/skatter.csv", header=TRUE, sep=";")

or whatever the actual path to the file is.

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information.

Sarah
Hey,

I am having some problems with importing a csv file into R and then saving it for analyzing.

I got a csv file ( skater.csv) which i could read by typing:    read.csv(file="/Users/kama/Desktop/skatter.csv", header=TRUE, sep=";")

However, when i enter:    skatter.csv<-read.csv("skatter.csv", header=TRUE) i get this message:
Error in file(file, "rt") : cannot open the connection
In addition: Warning message:
In file(file, "rt") :
I have tried with:   skatter.csv<-file.choose() and other codes to find the file but it does not work.
Please help me fix this problem, i have been sitting with this one in 4 hours..

What i need is to import this file and analyze it using for example histogram.

I have Mac(update) and the file is saved in csv file... and I'm quite new user of R.

Sarah Goslee
http://www.functionaldiversity.org

I got a csv file ( skater.csv) which i could read by typing:
read.csv(file="/Users/kama/Desktop/skatter.csv", header=TRUE, sep=";")
Try:

skatter <- read.csv('/Users/kama/Desktop/skatter.csv', header = T, sep =
';')

Rich

On Tue, 10 Jul 2012, Faradj Koliev wrote:

I got a csv file ( skater.csv) which i could read by typing:
read.csv(file="/Users/kama/Desktop/skatter.csv", header=TRUE, sep=";")
 Try:

skatter <- read.csv('/Users/kama/Desktop/skatter.csv', header = T, sep =
';')
That seems paradoxical...

Michael
Rich

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However, when i enter:    skatter.csv<-read.csv("skatter.csv", header=TRUE) i get this message: 
Error in file(file, "rt") : cannot open the connection 
In addition: Warning message: 
In file(file, "rt") : 
I have tried with:   skatter.csv<-file.choose() and other codes to find the file but it does not work. 
Could it be a problem with your Working directory? use getwd() to find
out whether your working directory is set to your Desktop where your
file seems to be and use setwd("/Path/to/Desktop") to go there if you
aren't. Then you can use read.csv() without an absolute path for your
file as you did above

Regards, Moritz
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