[R] backslash in character string?

[Uwe Ligges]

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Uwe Ligges


zack holden wrote:
> Dear list,
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> After searching many old posts, I can't find the solution to a simple problem. 
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> can someone tell me how to create a character string with multiple backslashes, as in: 
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> file_dir <- c("C:\files\data\") 
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> I need to create this string and then paste it to many files names for batch processing in another software program. R won't accept the backslash and removes it.
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> Thanks for any suggestions,
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> zack
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