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Re: problem entering factor data in GUI

To: <henrik.parn@bio.ntnu.no>
Subject: Re: problem entering factor data in GUI
From: "Thompson, David (MNR)" <david.thompson@mnr.gov.on.ca>
Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 08:56:29 -0400
Cc: "s-news" <s-news@lists.biostat.wustl.edu>
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Thread-topic: problem entering factor data in GUI
Henrik,

Check that data entry buffering is off.

Select menu 'Options' | 'General Settings...' to show 'General Settings'
dialogue, select 'Data' tab (second one), uncheck 'Buffer Data Entry'
check box (fifth one down upper left side).

DaveT.
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Ontario Forest Research Institute
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
david.thompson@mnr.gov.on.ca
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Henrik Parn [mailto:henrik.parn@bio.ntnu.no] 
>Sent: May 18, 2005 12:43 PM
>To: s-news@lists.biostat.wustl.edu
>Subject: problem entering factor data in GUI
>
>
>Dear S-Plus community,
>
>I have a data set with both numeric and factor columns. I try to add 
>some additional data to this data set, by entering them in a GUI data 
>window with the keyboard. Entering data in numerical columns 
>works fine, 
>but I have small problem with the factor columns;  for some reason 
>entering a value in factor columns fails on the first attempt; for 
>example when I enter a '1' in a factor column cell, press the right 
>direction key (or any other way to 'enter'), the '1' disappears and 
>turns into 'NA'. However, if I step back to the same 'NA-cell' 
>with the 
>left arrow and enter the same '1' again, it works.
>
>Thanks for any suggestions to solve this little problem!
>
>
>Henrik
>S-plus 6.2 for Windows, 12 Jan 2004
>
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