Re: [R] use variable value to create new variable name

This is actually FAQ 7.21 (though the FAQ does not specify how to create the name in a loop). As others have mentioned, the most important part of the Answer is that it is better to use a list instead. What searching did you do before posting? Is there some way that the FAQ could be changed t

Re: [R] use variable value to create new variable name

Actually it's highly discouraged to do that, since you lose control of the number of variables do you have, you spread them in different objects. It's much wiser to use a vector or a list to do that. -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/use-variable-value-to-create-new-

Re: [R] use variable value to create new variable name

Tena koe Maciek It is possible; e.g.: i <- 3 assign(paste('myVar', i, sep=''), 1:5) myVar3 [1] 1 2 3 4 5 Personally, I find it is more convenient to use a list so that instead of myVar1, myVar2 etc I have a list object, myVar, with each element equivalent to myVar1, myVar2 etc. HTH ... Peter