writeDataTableSplitByColumn: Given a data table and a factor variable to split on,
efficiently divides the table and then writes the different splits
to separate files, named with filePrepend and numbered according
to split.
Description
Given a data table and a factor variable to split on,
efficiently divides the table and then writes the different splits
to separate files, named with filePrepend and numbered according
to split.
Usage
writeDataTableSplitByColumn(DT, splitFactor, filePrepend = "", orderColumn = NULL)
Arguments
splitFactor
column of DT to split on
filePrepend
notation string to prepend to output files
orderColumn
column of DT to order on (defaults to the first column)
Value
number of splits written