Dieter Menne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Brian Lunergan <ff809 <at> ncf.ca> writes: >> >> I am stuck with a problem and I need help >> --------------------------- >> R has a defined function sum() >> >> I by chance defined a function with same name and now I m not able to >> get rid of my sum() fuction. Every time i use sum() my sum function >> gets called and not the R's built in one... > > Almost for sure your .Rdata is read in. Either try another startup > directory, or delete .Rdata, or start R with the --vanilla option. >
To correct this without deleting .Rdata: mysum <- sum ## if you still want to use your function rm(sum) This will remove your sum, leaving the 'built-in' available. You can also access the 'built-in' as: base::sum() if there was any reason to keep both functions with the same name (unlikely). Cheers, Tyler -- ______________________________________________ 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.
