Example of a meta_table data frame
meta_table_example.RdExample of a meta_table data frame
Format
a dataset with 10 columns and 3 example rows
- section
Section label to help subdivide a report
- title
title of each individual item in a repoert
- subtitle
optional subtitle values. Use the empty string if no subtitle wanted.
- number
the tem number, to use for link up with
attach_pop,write_table,write_ggplot.- population
the name of the population to use for the item. See
create_popn_envir.- orientation
takes values "portrait" or "landscape" to determine the page orientation for each item
- margin
takes values "normal" or "narrow" to determine the page margin for each item
- item
takes values "table", "figure", or far more rarely "text".
create_word_xmlwill expect there to exist 'table_XX.xml', 'figure_XX.png' or 'text_XX.xml' as appropriate where 'XX' is the number value.- footnote1
optional footnote. Use the empty string if no subtitle wanted.
- footnote2
optional footnote. Use the empty string if no subtitle wanted.
- fontsize
optional fontsize. Set the font size used in a table in units 1/144 of inch. Defaults to 20 if not set.
This is an example of the structure of a meta_table that must exist
internally to use attach_pop,write_table,
write_ggplot,create_word_xml. All variables are characters,
including 'number'. The variables 'orientation' and 'item' can only take
specific values.
Typically one would create raw data using a spreadshee editor and read it
into R. You may add additional columns to help plan and understand what each
table or figure will be, and track progress.
See system.file("extdata", "meta_table.xlsx", package="cctu")
Then you must set it internally using set_meta_table, and
possible examine the contents with get_meta_table
To preserve troublesome number values '1.10', or '1.1.1' , in excel one can
prefix the ' character ( to the left of the # key) before the number value