emuR (version 2.5.0)

read.emusegs: Create an Emu segment list from a file

Description

Create an Emu segment list from a file saved by the Emu query tools.

Usage

read.emusegs(file)

Value

An Emu segment list.

Arguments

file

The name of the file to read

Author

Steve Cassidy

Details

Reads segment lists created by programs external to R/Splus and stored in text files on disk.

See Also

query

Examples

## create a segment list file and write it out
# seglist.txt <- "database:demo"\
# query:Phonetic=vowel\
# type:segment\
#\
# @:	3059.65	3343.65	msdjc001\
# e:	5958.55	6244.55	msdjc002\
# @u	8984.75	9288.75	msdjc003\
# A	11880.8	12184.8	msdjc004\
# E	17188.3	17366.4	msdjc005\
# ei	20315.2	20655.2	msdjc006"

if (FALSE) cat(seglist.txt, file="seglist.txt")

# now read it back as a segment list
if (FALSE) segs <- read.emusegs("seglist.txt")
if (FALSE) segs
## and clean up
if (FALSE) unlink("seglist.txt")