I usually use environments for this. So, in one of the R files for the package, just do
.localstuff <- new.env() Then, in functions you can do things like .localstuff$bbg.db.conn <- dbConnect(...) -roger On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 11:45 AM, Whit Armstrong <armstrong.w...@gmail.com> wrote: > for the moment, I'm using: > > .onAttach <- function(libname, pkgname) { > .bbg.db.conn <<- dbConnect(dbDriver("PostgreSQL"), user="blah","blah") > } > > .onUnload <- function(libpath) { > dbDisconnect(.bbg.db.conn) > } > > > which results in a hidden global variable in the global environment. > > I would prefer to make the assignment only in the package namespace. > I've looked at assignInNamespace, but I can't seem to make it work. > > Is there a preferred method for doing this? > > When I try adding an assignment directly in the source file, I get the > "cannot change value of locked binding" error. > > What am I missing? > > Thanks, > Whit > > ______________________________________________ > R-devel@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel > -- Roger D. Peng | http://www.biostat.jhsph.edu/~rpeng/ ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel