try
a <- "old"
test <- function () { assign("a", "new", envir = .GlobalEnv) }
test()
a
I hope it helps.
Best,
Dimitris
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Biostatistical Centre
School of Public Health
Catholic University of Leuven
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Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 3:26 PM
Subject: [R] How define global Variable?
> Hello,
>
> I try to define a global variable.
>
> My example:
>
> R> a <- "old"
> R> test <- function () { a <- "new" }
> R> test()
> R> a # shoud be "new"
>
> This doesn't work. I would like to modify the variable "a" in a
> procedure. How can I do that.
>
> Thank you for helping.
>
> Sven Knüppel (Germany-Berlin)
>
>
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