Re: [R] help using code

2013-06-12 Thread John Kane
a...@sapo.pt > Subject: Re: [R] help using code > > Hello, > > Thanks for the help! > > Your answer resolved my problem with the function I listed, but brought > up > a larger question. How is the output of the importdata function stored > for > use with other functions (a

Re: [R] help using code

2013-06-12 Thread Rui Barradas
Hello, Simply assign the output of a function to a variable: xyzuvw <- importdata(...) and then use that output. In this case, a data.frame with, among others, vectors 'x' and 'y'. You need to read an R introductory text. I recommend An Introduction to R, file R-intro.pdf in your doc director

Re: [R] help using code

2013-06-11 Thread John McDermott
Hello, Thanks for the help! Your answer resolved my problem with the function I listed, but brought up a larger question. How is the output of the importdata function stored for use with other functions (as in, how do I call on that data for use with other functions)? As a simple example I have a

Re: [R] help using code

2013-06-11 Thread Rui Barradas
Hello, I believe you are making a confusion on how to call a function in R. You don't replace the argument in the function declaration. what you do is to call the function like this: importdata("~/path to/filename.xyzuvwrgb") leaving the function definition alone. Hope this helps, Rui Barr