your.data <- data.frame(Symbol = c("IDEA","PFC","RPL","SOBHA"))
new.variable <- as.vector(your.data$Symbol) # this will create a
character vector VitoshKa suggested to use the following code.
new.variable.v <- your.data$Symbol # this will retain the factor
nature of the vector What you want depends on what you need. If
you are using this vector for further analysis or plotting,
retaining the factor nature of the vector is a sensible
solution. How these two methods differ: #1 2 3 4 #IDEA PFC RPL
SOBHA