[R] backslash in character string?

[Henrique Dallazuanna]

Try:

file_dir <- "C:\\files\\data\\"

On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 5:02 PM, zack holden <zack_holden at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> Dear list,
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> After searching many old posts, I can't find the solution to a simple problem.
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> can someone tell me how to create a character string with multiple backslashes, as in:
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> file_dir <- c("C:\files\data\")
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> I need to create this string and then paste it to many files names for batch processing in another software program. R won't accept the backslash and removes it.
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> Thanks for any suggestions,
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> zack
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