http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/10/28/r-excel-windows-clipboard/ The blog of John D. Cook Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:45:27 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/10/28/r-excel-windows-clipboard/comment-page-1/#comment-8706 Peter Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:38:39 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=753#comment-8706 I second the xlsReadWrite recommendation, as long as you are sure that your scripts will only need to run on windows. If not, check the 'R data import/export manual'. It has a paragraph on reading Excel files. Read it online: http://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/R-data.html#Reading-Excel-spreadsheets or under the help menu in the windows version. I second the xlsReadWrite recommendation, as long as you are sure that your scripts will only need to run on windows. If not, check the ‘R data import/export manual’. It has a paragraph on reading Excel files. Read it online: http://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/R-data.html#Reading-Excel-spreadsheets or under the help menu in the windows version.

]]> http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/10/28/r-excel-windows-clipboard/comment-page-1/#comment-8684 John Wed, 29 Oct 2008 01:18:51 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=753#comment-8684 Thanks! I need to check that out. Maybe the clipboard functions would still be useful for working with programs other than Excel. Thanks! I need to check that out. Maybe the clipboard functions would still be useful for working with programs other than Excel.

]]> http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/10/28/r-excel-windows-clipboard/comment-page-1/#comment-8682 Rob Hyndman Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:43:24 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=753#comment-8682 It is much easier to use the <a href="http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/xlsReadWrite/" rel="nofollow">xlsReadWrite package</a>. It is much easier to use the xlsReadWrite package.

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