How to Solve the R Error – Unexpected SPECIAL in Code (2 Examples)

In this R programming tutorial you’ll learn how to handle the error “unexpected SPECIAL in X”.

Example 1: Reproducing Error Message: “unexpected SPECIAL in X”

%%               # How to replicate the error message
# Error: unexpected SPECIAL in "%%"

Example 2: Solving Error Message: “unexpected SPECIAL in X”

5 %% 1:10        # How to fix the error message
# 0 1 2 1 0 5 5 5 5 5