data_to_file: Convert a data frame or tibble to a file

In mdneuzerling/RDCOMOutlook: Programmatic access to Microsoft Outlook on Windows through RDCOMClient

Description

Convert a data frame or tibble to a file in a temporary location, and return the file path. The file name will be based on the variable name of the object, and will be given an extension that corresponds to the method by which the file was saved. The 'file_format' can be specified as "csv" (comma-separated file), "tsv"/"txt" (tab-delimited), or "xlsx".

Usage

data_to_file(data, file_format = "csv", file_name = NULL,
  col_names = TRUE)

Arguments

data	A data frame or tibble to be converted into a file.
file_format	A file_format which will determine how the data is saved and the extension of the resulting file. Currently supports "csv" (comma- separated), "tsv" (tab-separated), or "xlsx"/"excel". Defaults, "csv" (comma-separated)
file_name	Sets the name of the saved file, without the extension. If this isn't provided, the name of the 'data' variable will be used. "." is a forbidden 'file_name' for this function, and is usually provided by a pipe ( string of random numbers.
col_names	Determines if column names (headers) are to be included. Defaults to TRUE.

mdneuzerling/RDCOMOutlook documentation built on May 21, 2019, 12:21 p.m.