Try:
sapply(paste("Data$x", 1:3, sep=""), function(x)eval(parse(text=x)))
On 07/01/2008, Gregory Gentlemen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dear R users,
>
> I'd like to evaluate a vector of characters. For example, say I have a data
> frame called Data including the field names x1, x2, x3, and I'd like to a
> list out of paste("Data$x", 1:3, sep=""). How can I get list to evaluate
> paste("Data$x", 1:3, sep="") as an R object rather than a string?
>
> Thanks in advance for you assistance.
> Gregory
>
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