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How can I generate a code for switching rows and columns of a random .txt file? The data inside that file may contain strings, which must be switched too.

I import the data in a table format, but I want to export the same file with just rows and columns interchanged.

A quick way of doing it?

The data can be for example:

enter image description here Thank you in advance

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  • $\begingroup$ Can you provide a sample txt file so that we can work with it? $\endgroup$ – Fraccalo Jul 4 '18 at 12:14
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    $\begingroup$ Are you looking for Transpose ? $\endgroup$ – mmeent Jul 4 '18 at 12:17
  • $\begingroup$ I tried with transpose, but when I'm exporting the file, it doesn't look like the input file $\endgroup$ – Guillermo Martínez Somonte Jul 4 '18 at 12:20
  • $\begingroup$ Based on your example, have you tried exporting with "TSV" as the format (third argument of export)? $\endgroup$ – mmeent Jul 4 '18 at 12:23
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See below an example where I swap second and third row and I all the columns:

data = {{"a", "b", "c"}, {1, 2, 3}, {4, 5, 6}};

(* Rearrange rows *)
data[[{1, 2, 3}]] = data[[{1, 3, 2}]];

(* Rearrange columns *)    
data[[;; , {1, 2, 3}]] = data[[;; , {3, 1, 2}]]

{{"c", "a", "b"}, {6, 4, 5}, {3, 1, 2}}

(* Export in txt file *)
Export["test.txt", data, "Table"]

Next time please provide a .txt file to work with, not just an image of it.

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  • $\begingroup$ Sorry, I tried but I couldn't find the option for uploading the file (except the image! $\endgroup$ – Guillermo Martínez Somonte Jul 4 '18 at 12:52
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    $\begingroup$ @Guillermo There is no direct way to upload a file here, but you can create e.g. a pastebin and provide a link to it. $\endgroup$ – MarcoB Jul 4 '18 at 13:02
  • $\begingroup$ Alright, for future posts, thank you! $\endgroup$ – Guillermo Martínez Somonte Jul 5 '18 at 13:29

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