Re: [R] Importing arguments for use by functions in a script

2010-08-10 Thread EvansA
Thank you for your response. Re: I guess my point with all that is that you might reconsider problem and what your goal is You are quite right, I just got caught up with the not being able to do something - and now see the error of my ways. But I am glad to see your solution. -- View this

Re: [R] Importing arguments for use by functions in a script

2010-08-10 Thread Joshua Wiley
I just got caught up with the not being able to do something I have done that so frequently I think I should include at the beginning of each of my R sessions: When you find the path hard and steep, it's probably because you missed the trail. It always seems the more frustrating the problem, the

Re: [R] Importing arguments for use by functions in a script

2010-08-09 Thread Joshua Wiley
Hi, Since no one has answered this, I will take a shot. I doubt it would really take more work to just put the functions in a script. Sure you would have to 'customize' each one, but since you are entering their names, name of the desired output object, and arguments, simply directly entering

[R] Importing arguments for use by functions in a script

2010-08-08 Thread EvansA
QUESTION: Is there a way of passing arguments from an external file to a script so that they can be used directly by functions within the script? I have a series of interdependent functions. I wish to test the time for processing various datasets. I was initially doing something along the lines