On 12/02/2008 4:33 PM, Elizabeth Purdom wrote: > Hi, > My problem is more that the packages use the function internally, so > they get the wrong function. Should that not be happening?
The package authors should use a NAMESPACE file to avoid exactly this problem. You could contact the maintainers and suggest it. Duncan Murdoch > Best, > Elizabeth > > jim holtman wrote: >> you can use: >> >> package::getNames() >> >> to reference the one that you want. >> >> On Feb 12, 2008 3:45 PM, Elizabeth Purdom <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> I am trying to use two contributed packages, both of which have a >> function 'getNames'. So if I load them both they obviously conflict. >> Currently I manually detach one package and then reload the other >> to be >> able to use one function right after another. Is there anything else I >> can do? >> Best, >> Elizabeth >> >> ______________________________________________ >> R-help@r-project.org <mailto:R-help@r-project.org> mailing list >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >> PLEASE do read the posting guide >> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >> <http://www.r-project.org/posting-guide.html> >> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Jim Holtman >> Cincinnati, OH >> +1 513 646 9390 >> >> What is the problem you are trying to solve? > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.