Import multiline SQL query to single string

Question

In R, how can I import the contents of a multiline text file (containing SQL) to a single string?

The sql.txt file looks like this:

SELECT TOP 100 
         


        

Answer 1

Here's the final version of what I'm using. Thanks Dirk.

fileconn<-file("sql.txt","r")           
sqlString<-readLines(fileconn)          
sqlString<-paste(sqlString,collapse="")
gsub("\t","", sqlString)
library(RODBC)
sqlconn<-odbcConnect("RPM")
results<-sqlQuery(sqlconn,sqlString)
library(qcc)
tph <- qcc(results$tphmean[1:50], type="xbar.one", ylim=c(4000,12000), std.dev=600)
close(fileconn)
close(sqlconn)