Excel data import - 'gdata' package

1. Install PERL on your computer then use the read.xls function in the gdata package (PERL in called by gdata functions).
2. Use the read.xls function in the gdata package to access the data in the Excel file.
3. run library(gdata).
4. (WINDOWS ) run stuff = read.xls("C:\\Projects\\blah.xls")
5. (MAC/LINUX) run stuff = read.xls('/Users/NN/your_excel_file.xls')

Based on: http://lane.stanford.edu/howto/index.html?id=3672

(accessed on 8 May 2011)