[R] question about scan()

[joshi@engr.orst.edu]

Hi,

I am using the scan function to read from a file. In 
general the syntax I am using is as follows:

scan("myfile", list(a = "", b="", c="", d=""), sep=",")

The file I am trying to read contains a #< in the 'd' 
field. When the file is read into an object, the d 
field comes as "" for that particular string. 

I guess the problem is because the # is used for 
commenting. 
My question is that if I want to read the #< anyways 
from the file, how do I do that?

Thanks in advance.
-Saket.
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