R readxl Package Error: \U used without hex digits in character string

The error is occurring because the backslashes in the file path are being interpreted as escape characters. To fix this, you can either use double backslashes or forward slashes in the file path: \n\nUsing double backslashes:\nR\ndata <- read_excel("C:\\Users\\27773\\Desktop\\BostonHousing3.xltx")\n\n\nUsing forward slashes:\nR\ndata <- read_excel("C:/Users/27773/Desktop/BostonHousing3.xltx")\n\n\nMake sure that the file path is correct and the file exists in the specified location.