Re: [R] Non-visible functions: merge.data.table

Thanks Jim! I posted the specifics of what I'm trying to accomplish here: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Slow-Data-Table-Merge-td3072027.html -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Non-visible-functions-merge-data-table-tp3072051p3072075.html Sent from the R help mailing

[R] Non-visible functions: merge.data.table

I've downloaded the data.table package from CRAN and R-Forge and still can't utilize merge.data.table for faster merges. How do I make this function visible? install.packages(data.table,repos=http://R-Forge.R-project.org;) trying URL

Re: [R] Non-visible functions: merge.data.table

getAnywhere(merge.data.table) On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 5:38 PM, Ryan Garner ryan.steven.gar...@gmail.com wrote: I've downloaded the data.table package from CRAN and R-Forge and still can't utilize merge.data.table for faster merges. How do I make this function visible?

Re: [R] Non-visible functions: merge.data.table

It would help if you gave some specifics of what you are trying to do. What is the structure of the data.tables you are merging, how long did it take, have you compared the times between the base merge and the data.table merge? How fast is fast? What are your expectations? Can you provide a