Re: Running CSV File

>>>>> CALUM POLWART 
>>>>>     on Sun, 29 Mar 2026 10:49:42 +0100 writes:

    > There are a couple of oddities in what's been
    > provided. Some may be genuine, and others perhaps just in
    > the email trail.

    > read.csv should have no space in the function name

    > " cancer_data" should be the EXACT name of the file. It's
    > unusual to start a filename with a space. Also relatively
    > unusual to not have file extension so this might actually
    > be "cancer_data.csv"

    > You can't attach files to this system. That would be a
    > security disaster!

    > You may actually find tidyverse easier to work with. 

Well, really !?

    > If you are struggling to load data in, I suspect you will. In
    > which case:

> # run this line once only 
> install.packages("tidyverse")

    > Then run this:

> require(tidyverse) 
> g <- read_csv("cancer_data.csv")

    > Tidyverse will *try* to sort datatypes out and defaults to
    > coma and headers

I don't think this was Li DiJulia's problem.
Finding the correct  'sep' etc. should not be *so* hard

*and* I really think beginners should learn base R before
starting to delve into using non-standard evaluation (a "feature" of the tidyverse)
everywhere.

Yes, this is just my opinion.
Martin

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Martin Maechler
ETH Zurich  and  R Core team




    > On Sun, 29 Mar 2026, 10:32 John C Frain,
    > <[email protected]> wrote:

    >> Your file was not attached to your email
    >> 
    >> Try
    >> 
    >> g<-read. csv (" cancer_data", header=TRUE, sep= ',')
    >> 
    >> Also, you should consult the help files before posting.
    >> 
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    >> On Sun 29 Mar 2026, 09:34 Li DiJulia,
    >> <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> 
    >> > To whom it may concern,
    >> >
    >> > I am trying to save this file "cancer data," which I
    >> have attached in this > email, into working directory and
    >> when I click on "to source file location" > under set
    >> working directory" it says- The current active source is
    >> not > saved so does not have a directory to change
    >> into. I even clicked on > "choose directory" under set
    >> working directory, my file still won't show > up.
    >> >
    >> > As for running data, When I downloaded the cancer data
    >> into R studio and > ran g<-read. csv (" cancer_data,"
    >> header=True, sep ','), I got this error > message:
    >> *unexpected string consonant in g<-read. csv. ("
    >> cancer_data," > header=True, sep ',').*
    >> >
    >> > Note: I saved the data in my computer as "cancer data."
    >> I am not sure what > I am doing wrong. Please advise
    >> >
    >> > When I tried this g<-read.csv. ("cancer_data,"
    >> header=true, sep=",") I got > this: in
    >> read.csv. ("cancer_data, header= true, sep=','):could not
    >> find > function "read.csv". I am not sure what I am doing
    >> wrong. Please advise
    >> >
    >> >
    >> > Thanks.  >
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