Re: [R] using a package function inside another function

Hi Alison, By default, a function in R creates a copy of the variable that you pass into it. insertRow() looks to be unusual in that it actually changes the variable you pass into the function. So if you run your insert_row_test(x), the function will create a copy of x, insert a row into it using

Re: [R] using a package function inside another function

Try adding a statement at the beginning of your function: require(micEcon) See if that helps. Andrew Miles Department of Sociology Duke University On Oct 7, 2010, at 11:47 AM, Alison Callahan wrote: Hello all, I am trying to use the micEcon 'insertRow' function inside a function I have writ

[R] using a package function inside another function

Hello all, I am trying to use the micEcon 'insertRow' function inside a function I have written. For example: insert_row_test <- function(m){ insertRow(m,nrow(m)+1,v=0,rName="test") } However, when I try to call the 'insert_row_test' function (after loading the micEcon package), it does not