[R] Backquote in R syntax

. it has come out with an opening backquote, then xyz.R, then a closing forward quote. I suspect the intervention of intelligent software (à la Word's clever quotes). Well, the cure is clear and I'm not asking about that. But I got curious about what role the backquote might play in R syntax (if any

Re: [R] Backquote in R syntax

the intervention of intelligent software (à la Word's clever quotes). Well, the cure is clear and I'm not asking about that. But I got curious about what role the backquote might play in R syntax (if any). As a start I tried typing that in as it stands: source(`xyz.R') ## and then you get

Re: [R] Backquote in R syntax

about what role the backquote might play in R syntax (if any). As a start I tried typing that in as it stands: source(`xyz.R') ## and then you get the continuation + as if it were ## incomplete, so I tried a closing parenthesis: + ) Error: unprotect_ptr: pointer not found So it wasn't