My bad, I was thinking of rds (?saveRDS). RData and rda are mentioned under ?data as alternate file extensions for the same data format. Sorry for posting without checking first. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeff Newmiller The ..... ..... Go Live... DCN:<jdnew...@dcn.davis.ca.us> Basics: ##.#. ##.#. Live Go... Live: OO#.. Dead: OO#.. Playing Research Engineer (Solar/Batteries O.O#. #.O#. with /Software/Embedded Controllers) .OO#. .OO#. rocks...1k --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity.
"Shi, Tao" <shida...@yahoo.com> wrote: >I would like to know that too. Many thanks. > >Tao > > > >----- Original Message ----- >> From: Ista Zahn <istaz...@gmail.com> >> To: Jeff Newmiller <jdnew...@dcn.davis.ca.us> >> Cc: "Shi, Tao" <shida...@yahoo.com>; "r-help@r-project.org" ><r-help@r-project.org> >> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 3:55 PM >> Subject: Re: [R] .rda vs. .RData >> >> Hi Jeff. >> >> Can you point me toward the documentation for "rda saves content of >> one variable, with no associated name"? I don't seem to find it in >> ?save ?load etc. >> >> Thanks, >> Ista >> >> On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 5:58 PM, Jeff Newmiller >> <jdnew...@dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote: >>> No, RData saves both the variable name and corresponding content of > >> multiple variables. rda saves content of one variable, with no >associated name. >> The latter allows for greater flexibility in importing the data >later into >> different working environments, the former is convenient for >recreating a >> particular working environment. >>> >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Jeff Newmiller The ..... ..... Go >Live... >>> DCN:<jdnew...@dcn.davis.ca.us> Basics: ##.#. ##.#. > Live >> Go... >>> Live: OO#.. Dead: OO#.. > Playing >>> Research Engineer (Solar/Batteries O.O#. #.O#. > with >>> /Software/Embedded Controllers) .OO#. .OO#. > rocks...1k >>> >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity. >>> >>> "Shi, Tao" <shida...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Are they the same with .RData being the newer format? Thanks, >>>> >>>> ...Tao >>>> >>>> >>>> ______________________________________________ >>>> R-help@r-project.org mailing list >>>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >>>> PLEASE do read the posting guide >>>> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >>>> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >>> >>> ______________________________________________ >>> R-help@r-project.org mailing list >>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >>> PLEASE do read the posting guide >> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >>> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >> ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.