Adapting sheets

Introduction to Importing Data in R

Filip Schouwenaars

Instructor, DataCamp

New data!

pop_2010 <- data.frame(Capital = c("New York", "Berlin", "Madrid", "Stockholm"),
    Population = c(8191900, 3460725, 3273000, 1372565))

pop_2010

    Capital Population
1  New York    8191900
2    Berlin    3460725
3    Madrid    3273000
4 Stockholm    1372565
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createSheet()

pop_2010 <- ... # truncated
library(XLConnect)
book <- loadWorkbook("cities.xlsx")

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createSheet()

pop_2010 <- ... # truncated
library(XLConnect)
book <- loadWorkbook("cities.xlsx")

createSheet(book, name = "year_2010")

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writeWorksheet()

pop_2010 <- ... # truncated
library(XLConnect)
book <- loadWorkbook("cities.xlsx")
createSheet(book, name = "year_2010")

writeWorksheet(book, pop_2010, sheet = "year_2010")

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saveWorkbook()

pop_2010 <- ... # truncated
library(XLConnect)
book <- loadWorkbook("cities.xlsx")
createSheet(book, name = "year_2010")
writeWorksheet(book, pop_2010, sheet = "year_2010")

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saveWorkbook()

pop_2010 <- ... # truncated
library(XLConnect)
book <- loadWorkbook("cities.xlsx")
createSheet(book, name = "year_2010")
writeWorksheet(book, pop_2010, sheet = "year_2010")

saveWorkbook(book, file = "cities2.xlsx")

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renameSheet()

renameSheet(book, "year_1990", "Y1990")
renameSheet(book, "year_2000", "Y2000")
renameSheet(book, "year_2010", "Y2010")

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renameSheet()

renameSheet(book, "year_1990", "Y1990")
renameSheet(book, "year_2000", "Y2000")
renameSheet(book, "year_2010", "Y2010")

saveWorkbook(book, file = "cities3.xlsx")

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removeSheet()

removeSheet(book, sheet = "Y2010")

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removeSheet()

removeSheet(book, sheet = "Y2010")

saveWorkbook(book, file = "cities4.xlsx")

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Wrap-up

  • Basic operations

  • Reproducibility is the key!

  • More functionality

    • Styling cells

    • Working with formulas

    • Arranging cells

    • ...

Introduction to Importing Data in R

Let's practice!

Introduction to Importing Data in R

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