[R] difference between write.csv(...) and write.table(..., sep=", ")

[Michael Dewey]

I think that if you do ?write.csv and then page down to the section
entitled CSV files the mystery will be solved for you in the first few 
paragraphs.

On 16/08/2015 15:38, Jinsong Zhao wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I notice that write.csv is a wrap of write.table. However, I can't get
> the same results using both functions. Here is a reproducible example:
>
>  > x <- matrix(1:6, nrow =2)
>  > rownames(x) <- letters[1:2]
>  > colnames(x) <- LETTERS[1:3]
>  > write.csv(x, "")
> "","A","B","C"
> "a",1,3,5
> "b",2,4,6
>  > write.table(x, "", sep = ",")
> "A","B","C"
> "a",1,3,5
> "b",2,4,6
>
> The difference of outputs from both functions is clear.
>
> Is it possible to get the same results of write.csv using write.table?
>
> Any suggestions will be really appreciated. Thanks in advance.
>
> Best,
> Jinsong
>
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