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--- r_communication_utilities [2017/01/17 17:21]
romulo created
+++ r_communication_utilities [2017/01/17 17:45] (current)
romulo [Helper functions for R -> Dinamica communication]
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-====== Helper functions for R -> Dinamica communication ======
+====== Helper functions for R ======
+===== Access a table column by its name =====
+Suppose there is a **Table** stored in the variable **myTable** and the user wants to access the column named **Data**:
+<code rsplus>
+myTable$Data
+</code>
+===== Discover the type of a variable =====
+<code rsplus>
+typeof( variableName )
+</code>
+===== Convert a variable to Character =====
+Suppose there is a **Table** stored in the variable **myTable** and the column **Names** refer to a column of **Factors**
+<code rsplus>
+myTable$Names <- as.character( myTable$Names )
+</code>
+===== Read a .CSV file to Table =====
+Suppose the file to be read is located at C:/Users/Default/Documents/information.csv
+<code rsplus>
+newTable <- read.csv( "C:/Users/Default/Documents/information.csv", stringsAsFactors = FALSE )
+</code>