x <- read(FileName, setName or macroName [,quiet:T or F, echo:T or F,\ printname:F,labels:Labels, silent:T, notfoundok:T, nofileok:T,\ badkeyok:T, prompt:F]), fileName and setName CHARACTER scalars; FileName can also be CONSOLE or have the form string:charVal where charVal is a CHARACTER scalar or vector. |
Relationship to matread() and macroread() read() can be used instead of either matread() and macroread(). It recognizes the same keywords. In fact, the only difference from matread() and macroread() is that matread() gives a warning message when reading a macro and macroread() gives a warning message when reading a data set. read() makes no such complaint. See matread() and macroread() for details. Cross references See also topics getdata(), getmacros(), vecread(), readcols(), 'matread_file', 'macro_files'.