Warning when reading data files (was Re: [R] (no subject))

Prof Brian Ripley ripley at stats.ox.ac.uk
Tue Dec 23 16:14:03 CET 2003


On 23 Dec 2003, Fam. Stallforth wrote:

> Hello!
> 
> I am trying to import data to R. The programm always responds with:
> "incomplete final line found by readTableHeader on Data.doc"
> 
> What does that mean, and what could I change?

It means the final line is incomplete, and you should complete it!
Does it actually have a EOL mark, that is CR or LF or CRLF depending on 
your operating system?  The message come up when the EOF is found before 
EOL.

I believe this is just a warning and the process continues correctly, but 
only believe ....

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