# Error report on dataset import from Galaxy history into Rstudio

**URL:** <https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/error-report-on-dataset-import-from-galaxy-history-into-rstudio/14470>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Tags:** rstudio, gx\_get\
**Created:** [January 17, 2025, 3:27am UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/error-report-on-dataset-import-from-galaxy-history-into-rstudio/14470 "2025-01-17T03:27:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![dadrasarmin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/help.galaxyproject.org/dadrasarmin/32/6508_2.png) [@dadrasarmin](https://help.galaxyproject.org/u/dadrasarmin)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2025, 12:35pm UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/error-report-on-dataset-import-from-galaxy-history-into-rstudio/14470/2 "2025-01-17T12:35:57Z")

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Hi,

As already mentioned [here](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/cant-upload-data-with-gx-get-in-rstudio-tool-or-install-galaxyconnect-into-desktop-r-studio/11618/3), the function `gx_get()` just returns a path to a file for you. It does not read a table for you.

How can you import your file?  
Let’s say you want to import your tsv table which is dataset number 7 in your current history as RStudio. You can get the path as follows:

```auto
table <- read.table(gx_get(7), header=T, sep="\t", row.names = 1)

```

Of course, you can also do it differently such as:

```auto
path <- gx_get(7)
table <- read.table(path, header=T, sep="\t", row.names = 1)

```

It is important to understand that `gx_get()` returns just a path and do not transfer any file.

Best regards,  
Armin

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