I would like to create a "\%" that can be written to a file as I am writing
a procedure to output to latex.
I can't create a "\%" and it is driving me crazy.
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x = "This is a test % string"
gsub ("%", "\\%", x)
fileConn<-file("c:/biostats/test.txt")
writeLines(x, fileConn)
close(fileConn)
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Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
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help with "\" in strings
5 messages · viostorm, Joshua Wiley, Uwe Ligges +1 more
Hi Rob,
On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 7:19 PM, viostorm <rob.schutt at gmail.com> wrote:
I would like to create a "\%" that can be written to a file as I am writing a procedure to output to latex. I can't create a "\%" and it is driving me crazy.
Try the fixed = TRUE argument to gsub. This works for me:
x = "This is a test % string"
writeLines(gsub ("%", "\\%", x, fixed = TRUE), "c:/biostats/test.txt")
Cheers,
Josh
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x = "This is a test % string"
gsub ("%", "\\%", x)
fileConn<-file("c:/biostats/test.txt")
writeLines(x, fileConn)
close(fileConn)
--------------------------------------
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
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Joshua Wiley Ph.D. Student, Health Psychology University of California, Los Angeles http://www.joshuawiley.com/
On 24.04.2011 08:02, Joshua Wiley wrote:
Hi Rob, On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 7:19 PM, viostorm<rob.schutt at gmail.com> wrote:
I would like to create a "\%" that can be written to a file as I am writing a procedure to output to latex. I can't create a "\%" and it is driving me crazy.
Try the fixed = TRUE argument to gsub. This works for me:
x = "This is a test % string"
writeLines(gsub ("%", "\\%", x, fixed = TRUE), "c:/biostats/test.txt")
or just use "\\\\%" one escape for R and one for the regexp each. Uwe Ligges
Cheers, Josh
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x = "This is a test % string"
gsub ("%", "\\%", x)
fileConn<-file("c:/biostats/test.txt")
writeLines(x, fileConn)
close(fileConn)
--------------------------------------
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
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Josh, Thank you so much!!! Works perfectly! -Rob -------------------------------- Robert Schutt III, MD, MCS Resident - Department of Internal Medicine University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/help-with-in-strings-tp3470964p3471386.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
Depending on what else you're writing around the %, you might consider using the latexTranslate() function in Hmisc. -----Original Message----- From: r-help-bounces at r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-project.org] On Behalf Of viostorm Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2011 8:48 AM To: r-help at r-project.org Subject: Re: [R] help with "\" in strings Josh, Thank you so much!!! Works perfectly! -Rob -------------------------------- Robert Schutt III, MD, MCS Resident - Department of Internal Medicine University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/help-with-in-strings-tp3470964p3471386.htm l Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________ R-help at r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. =================================== Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail Cleveland Clinic is ranked one of the top hospitals in America by U.S.News & World Report (2010). Visit us online at http://www.clevelandclinic.org for a complete listing of our services, staff and locations. Confidentiality Note: This message is intended for use\...{{dropped:13}}