How to use setwd() In R Language
Since the sample.csv file is located in C:\Users\harsh\Desktop\w3wiki directory, hence we need to move to this directory. In R, we can move from the current working directory to any other directory using the setwd() function:
R
# Mark the current directory setwd ( 'C:\\Users\\harsh\\Desktop\\w3wiki' ) # Read the sample. dataframe <- read.csv ( 'sample.csv' , header= TRUE , stringsAsFactors= FALSE ) # view data dataframe |
Output:
Hence, we are able to read the sample.csv file now.
How to Fix in R: error in file(file, “rt”) : cannot open the connection
In this article, we are going to see how to fix the error in file(file, “rt”) : cannot open the connection. When error that one may face in R is:
Error in file(file, "rt") : cannot open the connection In addition: Warning message: In file(file, "rt") : cannot open file 'sample.csv': No such file or directory
The R compiler produces such an error when one tries to read a CSV file but the file or the directory that is being accessed does not exist.