title: Splitting a single variable dataframe
body: <p>I have a CSV file that appears as just one variable. I want to split it to 6. I need help.</p>
  
  <pre><code>str(nyt_data)
  'data.frame':   3104 obs. of  1 variable:
   $ Article_ID.Date.Title.Subject.Topic.Code: Factor w/ 3104 levels "16833;7-Dec-03;Ruse in Toyland: Chinese Workers' Hidden Woe;Chinese Workers Hide Woes for American Inspectors;5",..: 2420 2421 2422 2423 2424 2425 2426 2427 2428 2429 ...
  
  nyt_data$Article_ID.Date.Title.Subject.Topic.Code
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>The result displaced after the above line of code is:</p>
  
  <pre><code>&gt; head(nyt_data$Article_ID.Date.Title.Subject.Topic.Code)
  [1] 41246;1-Jan-96;Nation's Smaller Jails Struggle To Cope With Surge in Inmates;Jails overwhelmed with hardened criminals;12                                                                          
  [2] 41257;2-Jan-96;FEDERAL IMPASSE SADDLING STATES WITH INDECISION;Federal budget impasse affect on states;20                                                                                          
  [3] 41268;3-Jan-96;Long, Costly Prelude Does Little To Alter Plot of Presidential Race;Contenders for 1996 Presedential elections;20  
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Please help me with code to split these into 6 separate columns <code>Article_ID</code>, <code>Date</code>, <code>Title</code>, <code>Subject</code>, <code>Topic</code>, <code>Code</code>.</p>