Read.csv() throws error

Question

I have been trying to read the excel file but seems like there is something wrong. The file is stored in Documents folder in excel format.

These are the error mess

Answer 1

If you're trying to read in an xlsx file, use the xlsx library, or export them as csv files. read.table or read.csv will not work for Excel files.

install.packages("xlsx")
library(xlsx)
table <- read.xlsx("file.xlsx", 1)