When this error might occur in R
Let’s consider that we have a CSV file: Sample and we want to read it:
R
# Try to read sample CSV file df <- read.csv ( 'sample.csv' ) |
Output:
The R compiler produces this error because there is no CSV file by the name sample in the current working directory.
How to Fix in R: error in file(file, “rt”) : cannot open the connection
In this article, we are going to see how to fix the error in file(file, “rt”) : cannot open the connection. When error that one may face in R is:
Error in file(file, "rt") : cannot open the connection In addition: Warning message: In file(file, "rt") : cannot open file 'sample.csv': No such file or directory
The R compiler produces such an error when one tries to read a CSV file but the file or the directory that is being accessed does not exist.