[Rd] strange behaviour read.table and clipboard
Tomas Kalibera
tomas.kalibera at gmail.com
Thu Sep 7 15:50:35 CEST 2017
Fixed in R-devel 73212 (and 73121).
Best
Tomas
On 08/17/2017 11:58 AM, Tomas Kalibera wrote:
> Thank you for the report, it is a bug in buffering in R (not specific
> to Windows) and will be fixed.
>
> Best
> Tomas
>
> On 08/17/2017 10:37 AM, PIKAL Petr wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Robert Baer [mailto:rbaer at atsu.edu]
>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 3:04 PM
>>> To: PIKAL Petr <petr.pikal at precheza.cz>; Duncan Murdoch
>>> <murdoch.duncan at gmail.com>
>>> Cc: r-devel at r-project.org
>>> Subject: Re: [Rd] strange behaviour read.table and clipboard
>>>
>>> You said, "put a name in the cell". Does that mean you forgot a
>>> header =
>>> TRUE?
>> No
>>
>> for read.delim header=TRUE is default option.
>>
>> The mentioned issue starts between R-devel r71964 and r73003
>>
>> I cannot narrow this range as I do not have available other versions
>> between this date range.
>>
>> I tested other read.* functions and all seems to work as expected.
>>
>> The problem is connected **only** with reading from clipboard. Maybe
>> it is the issue of Windows, but I cannot see anything weird when
>> copying e.g. from Excel to Notepad
>>
>> Cheers
>> Petr
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 8/16/2017 1:25 AM, PIKAL Petr wrote:
>>>> Hi Duncan
>>>>
>>>> The simples spreadsheet is:
>>>>
>>>> Put a name in the cell, let say "a1"
>>>> Put number e.g. 1 below "a1"
>>>> Copy the number to enough rows
>>>> Select this column and press ctrl-c
>>>>
>>>> result is
>>>>
>>>>> temp<- read.delim("clipboard")
>>>>> str(temp)
>>>> 'data.frame': 1513 obs. of 1 variable:
>>>> $ a1: Factor w/ 2 levels "1","a1": 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ...
>>>>> which(temp$a1=="a1")
>>>> [1] 1365
>>>> I tested it in vanilla R
>>>>
>>>>> sessionInfo()
>>>> R Under development (unstable) (2017-07-31 r73003)
>>>> Platform: x86_64-w64-mingw32/x64 (64-bit)
>>>> Running under: Windows 10 x64 (build 14393)
>>>>
>>>> Matrix products: default
>>>>
>>>> locale:
>>>> [1] LC_COLLATE=Czech_Czech Republic.1250 LC_CTYPE=Czech_Czech
>>> Republic.1250
>>>> [3] LC_MONETARY=Czech_Czech Republic.1250 LC_NUMERIC=C
>>>> [5] LC_TIME=Czech_Czech Republic.1250
>>>>
>>>> attached base packages:
>>>> [1] stats graphics grDevices utils datasets methods base
>>>>
>>>> loaded via a namespace (and not attached):
>>>> [1] compiler_3.5.0
>>>> Excel 16 or 15 I am not sure.
>>>>
>>>> R-devel 2015 (69443) works as expected so it started a believe
>>>> around May
>>> or June this year, when I installed new R version.
>>>> I hope it could help to trace the problem. If I can help any
>>>> further, let me
>>> know.
>>>> Best regards
>>>> Petr
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Duncan Murdoch [mailto:murdoch.duncan at gmail.com]
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 12:35 AM
>>>>> To: PIKAL Petr <petr.pikal at precheza.cz>; r-devel at r-project.org
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Rd] strange behaviour read.table and clipboard
>>>>>
>>>>> On 15/08/2017 10:03 AM, PIKAL Petr wrote:
>>>>>> Dear all
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I used to transfer data from excel to R by simple ctrl-c and
>>>>> read.delim("clipboard") construction. I know it is a bad practice
>>>>> but it is easy
>>>>> and for quick exploratory work it is OK. However after changing to
>>>>> new R
>>> devel
>>>>> few days ago I encountered weird behaviour. I tried one or two
>>>>> columns.
>>>>>
>>>>> You haven't posted something that is reproducible. I don't have
>>>>> Excel, but I
>>> can
>>>>> cut and paste from Libreoffice, and I don't see this.
>>>>> However, it's not the same spreadsheet as you used, so I wouldn't be
>>>>> comfortable saying I did what you did.
>>>>>
>>>>> Please reduce the size of your spreadsheet if you can, and then post
>>>>> instructions for how to construct it, and what to cut and paste
>>>>> from it.
>>>>> Then others can try what you did and see if this is specific
>>>>> to your machine,
>>> to
>>>>> that particular version of R-devel, to Excel, etc.
>>>>>
>>>>> Duncan Murdoch
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> In case of 2 columns, header is repeated after 526 items
>>>>>>> mar<-read.delim("clipboard")
>>>>>>> which(mar$a2=="a1")
>>>>>> [1] 525 1051 1577
>>>>>>> diff(which(mar$a2=="a1"))
>>>>>> [1] 526 526
>>>>>> and only first header item is repeated.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In case of one column, header is repeated after 1107 items
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> mar<-read.delim("clipboard")
>>>>>>> diff(which(mar$a2=="a2"))
>>>>>> [1] 1107 1107
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And all items in object are therefore changed to factor.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> BTW, readxl package works on same excel file smoothly.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I will try to download the most recent R version to check it, but
>>>>>> it could
>>> take
>>>>> some time due to our IT issues.
>>>>>> Best regards
>>>>>> Petr
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> version
>>>>>> _
>>>>>> platform x86_64-w64-mingw32
>>>>>> arch x86_64
>>>>>> os mingw32
>>>>>> system x86_64, mingw32
>>>>>> status Under development (unstable)
>>>>>> major 3
>>>>>> minor 5.0
>>>>>> year 2017
>>>>>> month 07
>>>>>> day 31
>>>>>> svn rev 73003
>>>>>> language R
>>>>>> version.string R Under development (unstable) (2017-07-31 r73003)
>>>>>> nickname Unsuffered Consequences
>>>>>>
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>>>> modifikacemi
>>> či zpožděním přenosu e-mailu.
>>>> V případě, že je tento e-mail součástí obchodního jednání:
>>>> - vyhrazuje si odesílatel právo ukončit kdykoliv jednání o uzavření
>>>> smlouvy, a
>>> to z jakéhokoliv důvodu i bez uvedení důvodu.
>>>> - a obsahuje-li nabídku, je adresát oprávněn nabídku bezodkladně
>>>> přijmout;
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>>> strany příjemce s
>>> dodatkem či odchylkou.
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>>>> výslovným
>>> dosažením shody na všech jejích náležitostech.
>>>> - odesílatel tohoto emailu informuje, že není oprávněn uzavírat za
>>>> společnost
>>> žádné smlouvy s výjimkou případů, kdy k tomu byl písemně zmocněn nebo
>>> písemně pověřen a takové pověření nebo plná moc byly adresátovi tohoto
>>> emailu případně osobě, kterou adresát zastupuje, předloženy nebo jejich
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>> ________________________________
>> Tento e-mail a jakékoliv k němu připojené dokumenty jsou důvěrné a
>> jsou určeny pouze jeho adresátům.
>> Jestliže jste obdržel(a) tento e-mail omylem, informujte laskavě
>> neprodleně jeho odesílatele. Obsah tohoto emailu i s přílohami a jeho
>> kopie vymažte ze svého systému.
>> Nejste-li zamýšleným adresátem tohoto emailu, nejste oprávněni tento
>> email jakkoliv užívat, rozšiřovat, kopírovat či zveřejňovat.
>> Odesílatel e-mailu neodpovídá za eventuální škodu způsobenou
>> modifikacemi či zpožděním přenosu e-mailu.
>>
>> V případě, že je tento e-mail součástí obchodního jednání:
>> - vyhrazuje si odesílatel právo ukončit kdykoliv jednání o uzavření
>> smlouvy, a to z jakéhokoliv důvodu i bez uvedení důvodu.
>> - a obsahuje-li nabídku, je adresát oprávněn nabídku bezodkladně
>> přijmout; Odesílatel tohoto e-mailu (nabídky) vylučuje přijetí
>> nabídky ze strany příjemce s dodatkem či odchylkou.
>> - trvá odesílatel na tom, že příslušná smlouva je uzavřena teprve
>> výslovným dosažením shody na všech jejích náležitostech.
>> - odesílatel tohoto emailu informuje, že není oprávněn uzavírat za
>> společnost žádné smlouvy s výjimkou případů, kdy k tomu byl písemně
>> zmocněn nebo písemně pověřen a takové pověření nebo plná moc byly
>> adresátovi tohoto emailu případně osobě, kterou adresát zastupuje,
>> předloženy nebo jejich existence je adresátovi či osobě jím
>> zastoupené známá.
>>
>> This e-mail and any documents attached to it may be confidential and
>> are intended only for its intended recipients.
>> If you received this e-mail by mistake, please immediately inform its
>> sender. Delete the contents of this e-mail with all attachments and
>> its copies from your system.
>> If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are not
>> authorized to use, disseminate, copy or disclose this e-mail in any
>> manner.
>> The sender of this e-mail shall not be liable for any possible damage
>> caused by modifications of the e-mail or by delay with transfer of
>> the email.
>>
>> In case that this e-mail forms part of business dealings:
>> - the sender reserves the right to end negotiations about entering
>> into a contract in any time, for any reason, and without stating any
>> reasoning.
>> - if the e-mail contains an offer, the recipient is entitled to
>> immediately accept such offer; The sender of this e-mail (offer)
>> excludes any acceptance of the offer on the part of the recipient
>> containing any amendment or variation.
>> - the sender insists on that the respective contract is concluded
>> only upon an express mutual agreement on all its aspects.
>> - the sender of this e-mail informs that he/she is not authorized to
>> enter into any contracts on behalf of the company except for cases in
>> which he/she is expressly authorized to do so in writing, and such
>> authorization or power of attorney is submitted to the recipient or
>> the person represented by the recipient, or the existence of such
>> authorization is known to the recipient of the person represented by
>> the recipient.
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