[R] reading a text file, one line at a time

[Data Analytics Corp.]

Hi,

I have an upcoming project that will involve a large text file.  I want to

   1. read the file into R one line at a time
   2. do some string manipulations on the line
   3. write the line to another text file.

I can handle the last two parts.  Scan and read.table seem to read the 
whole file in at once.  Since this is a very large file (several hundred 
thousand lines), this is not practical.  Hence the idea of reading one 
line at at time.  The question is, can R read one line at a time?  If 
so, how?  Any suggestions are appreciated.

Thanks,

Walt

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Walter R. Paczkowski, Ph.D.
Data Analytics Corp.
44 Hamilton Lane
Plainsboro, NJ 08536
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(V) 609-936-8999
(F) 609-936-3733
walt at dataanalyticscorp.com
www.dataanalyticscorp.com

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________________________

Walter R. Paczkowski, Ph.D.
Data Analytics Corp.
44 Hamilton Lane
Plainsboro, NJ 08536
________________________
(V) 609-936-8999
(F) 609-936-3733
walt at dataanalyticscorp.com
www.dataanalyticscorp.com