[R] embedding data frame in R code?

[R. Michael Weylandt]

I'm not sure I entirely understand the question, but the closest thing
I can think of to a data frame literal, excepting dput(), would be
this:

d <- read.csv(textConnection("
a, b
1, cow
2, dog
3, cat"), header = TRUE)

and you probably want closeAllConnections() immediately following to
avoid a warning.

Best,
Michael


On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 7:57 PM, ivo welch <ivo.welch at gmail.com> wrote:
> I would like to insert a few modest size data frames directly into my
> R code.  a short illustration example of what I want is
>
> d <- read.csv(  _END_, row.names=1  )
>  , "col1", "col2"
> "row1",1,2
> "row2",3,4
> __END__
>
> right now, the data sits in external files.  I could put each column
> into its own vector and then combine into a data frame, but this seems
> ugly.  is there a better way to embed data frames?  I searched for the
> answer via google, but could not find it.  it wasn't obvious in the
> data import/export guide.
>
> regards,
>
> /iaw
> ----
> Ivo Welch (ivo.welch at gmail.com)
>
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