A general problem i run into, i know there must be a simple solution. I like to create a variable by appending a 1 for example, (i need to loop later on from 1 to X, thus the reason for this). So i assign the variable vplot with this value, however it has quotes and when i use it in a barplot, it throws an error. but the tcenter$X1 does exist, its an element of a data frame. So if i type directly it works, but i like to do this programmatically, as i have to generate a bunch of these plots and need to loop.
So how do i concatenate to create a variable, then reference that variable in a function call? R> x <- data.frame(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8) R> x X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 X6 X7 X8 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R> x$X1 [1] 1 R> i=1 R> toplot <- paste("x$X",i,sep="") R> toplot [1] "x$X1" okay lets test: R> plot(x$X1) -it works i see the plot however this DOES not work R> plot(toplot) Error in plot.window(...) : need finite 'ylim' values In addition: Warning messages: 1: In xy.coords(x, y, xlabel, ylabel, log) : NAs introduced by coercion 2: In min(x) : no non-missing arguments to min; returning Inf 3: In max(x) : no non-missing arguments to max; returning -Inf Thus, that's my problem, i know it must be simple - the variable is equal to x$X1 but it does not work in a function call? i tried many functions - always some type of error. ______________________________________________ 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.