[R] split a row into multiple columns

[jim holtman]

If you want a matrix, then just create one from the data you have:

mydata <- matrix(strsplit(x, '\t')[[1]], nrow=1)

On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 1:30 PM, Kevin Burnham <kburnham at gmail.com> wrote:
> Would somebody please help me break this row:
>
> "Main Group\t1000\tMP Test\tMP Test, 1\tAudio (1, f1-qaddara.aiff)\tl
> (target is right word)\tl\tPressed\tl (target is right
> word)\tC\t3111\t\t\t\t\t"
>
> into multiple columns along the \t separator?
>
> When I try the strsplit (x,"\t") command I get:
>
> [[1]]
>  [1] "Main Group"                 "1000"                       "MP
> Test"                    "MP Test, 1"                 "Audio (1,
> f1-qaddara.aiff)"
>  [6] "l (target is right word)"   "l"
> "Pressed"                    "l (target is right word)"
> "C"
> [11] "3111"                       ""
> ""                           ""                           ""
>
> Which which is closer to what I need, but still not in columns.
>
> Thanks,
> Kevin
>
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