From kleiweg@let.rug.nl  Tue Dec 26 15:16:31 2000
From: kleiweg@let.rug.nl (Peter Kleiweg)
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 16:16:31 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [Rd] More on scan: extra field at end of line
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.05.10012261447310.11980-100000@toucan.stats>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0012261614470.626-100000@kleigh.nl>

Prof Brian Ripley skriver...

>      sep: by default, scan expects to read white-space delimited input
>           fields.  Alternatively, `sep' can be used to specify a
>           character which delimits fields.  A field is always delimited
>           by a newline unless it is quoted.
> 
> I suggest the proper action is to act as documented!

I know, it isn't a bug. I'd suggest to make it an extra
option in a future version of R.

-- 
Peter Kleiweg
http://www.let.rug.nl/~kleiweg/

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[Rd] More on scan: extra field at end of line
Peter Kleiweg