How to read in a text file to R using textConnection and library(sqldf)

Question

I\'m trying to read a text file into R so I can use the sqldf functions. I\'m following this example, https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-help/2008-January/152040.html, but I

Answer 1

Aniko's comment has almost all you need (along with header=TRUE):

R> data <- read.table("test.table.1.0", header=TRUE)
R> data
  id Source
1  1    A10
2  2    A32
3  3    A10
4  4    A25
R> 

In other words, if you have the data in a file, read from a file. A textConnection is useful if and when you have the data 'right there' along with the command as in the email you referenced.