> Actually I find a hard-coded path *especially* useful when I'm using more > than one computer as it reminds me of what directory I'm suppose to be > working in. > > I write code like > > wbf = #"C:\\Files\\Consulting\\Cilla\\Wetaboxes 1.7.09.csv" > "C:\\Users\\maj\\Documents\\Consulting\\Cilla\\Wetaboxes 1.7.09.csv" > longterm = read.csv(wbf,header=TRUE) > > and move the # around depending on what computer I'm on.
But that's exactly what the idea of a working directory is to avoid. Just set all paths relative to the R file, and then set the working directory (or use source + chdir = T) and you're golden. Admittedly this works best from the command line, where the directory you start R from becomes the working directory. Hadley -- Assistant Professor / Dobelman Family Junior Chair Department of Statistics / Rice University http://had.co.nz/ _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-teaching
