Re: inability of importing data

[Sundar Dorai-Raj <sundar.dorai-raj@pdf.com>]

This is a problem that been posted to the list before. See the 
Insightful bug list:
http://www.insightful.com/support/faqdetail.asp?FAQID=137&IsArchive=0


Essentially, execute rm(.Random.seed) and restart S-PLUS.

Sundar

Pedram Sendi wrote:
> Dear All
>
> I have a problem with importing excel files in s-plus. Sudenly I am not 
> able to import data from excel files (and also other files such as ASCII 
> files) anymore. When I try to import excel sheets the following error 
> message is promted for any file I) want to import:
> Problem in sample: Bad ".Random.seed": should have 12 values: 0
> Use traceback() to see the call stack
>
> I have no idea what this should mean. I have even reinstalled s-plus to try 
> to solve this problem but without any success. I would be very grateful for 
> any help.
> Thanks,
>
> Pedram Sendi, MD, DSc
> Institute for Clinical Epidemiology & Division of Infectious Diseases
> Institut fur klinische Epidemiologie & Abteilung fur Infektiologie
> Basel University Hospital
> Kantonsspital Basel
> Hebelstrasse 10, 3rd Floor
> CH-4031 Basel
> Phone: +41 61 265 31 02
> Fax: +41 61 265 31 09
> E-Mail: psendi@uhbs.ch
>
>
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