Does R has a GO TO function? For example, I want to run this script at a given interval and save the results. #Step one a <- Sys.time() b <- paste("Figure_", a, sep = " ") shape <- as.numeric(a)/100000000 scale <- as.numeric(a)/10000000000 #I want to save the file using "b" object (above) as a file name #However it is saved as b.pdf pdf("f:/b.pdf") #How to save the file using "b" above? par(mfrow=c(2,1)) x <- sort(rgamma(100, shape=shape, scale = scale)) y <- dgamma(x, shape=shape, scale = scale) par(mfrow=c(2,1)) plot(x, y, type="l",col="red", lwd=5) #Step 2 Sys.sleep(2) # For Quick results in the model it is one hour shape <- (as.numeric(Sys.time()))/100000000 scale <- (as.numeric(Sys.time()))/10000000000 x <- sort(rgamma(100, shape=shape, scale = scale)) y <- dgamma(x, shape=shape, scale = scale) plot(x, y, type="b",col=" dark red", lwd=5) dev.off() #Step 3 Sys.sleep(2) Again in the model it is one hour #I Want to go back to step 1 to start over again Sincerely, Peter Maclean Department of Economics UDSM [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
There is no 'GO TO'. Try wrapping your code in a while(TRUE){...} loop. while(TRUE) { ... do something ... Sys.sleep(time) } Or you could have it read from a named pipe which some other process feeds. while(length(readLines(n=1, "someNamedPipe"))==1) { ... do something ... } Bill Dunlap Spotfire, TIBCO Software wdunlap tibco.com> -----Original Message----- > From: r-help-bounces at r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-project.org] On Behalf > Of Peter Maclean > Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 6:58 PM > To: r-help at r-project.org > Subject: Re: [R] GO TO function in R > > Does R has a GO TO function? For example, I want to run this script at a given interval > and save the results. > > #Step one > a <- Sys.time() > b <- paste("Figure_", a, sep = " ") > shape <- as.numeric(a)/100000000 > scale <- as.numeric(a)/10000000000 > #I want to save the file using "b" object (above) as a file name > #However it is saved as b.pdf > pdf("f:/b.pdf") #How to save the file using "b" above? > par(mfrow=c(2,1)) > x <- sort(rgamma(100, shape=shape, scale = scale)) > y <- dgamma(x, shape=shape, scale = scale) > par(mfrow=c(2,1)) > plot(x, y, type="l",col="red", lwd=5) > > #Step 2 > Sys.sleep(2) # For Quick results in the model it is?one hour > shape <- (as.numeric(Sys.time()))/100000000 > scale <- (as.numeric(Sys.time()))/10000000000 > x <- sort(rgamma(100, shape=shape, scale = scale)) > y <- dgamma(x, shape=shape, scale = scale) > plot(x, y, type="b",col=" dark red", lwd=5) > dev.off() > #Step 3 > Sys.sleep(2) Again in the model it is one hour > #I Want to go back to step 1 to start over again > > > Sincerely, > > Peter Maclean > Department of Economics > UDSM > [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
On Aug 1, 2013, at 6:58 PM, Peter Maclean wrote:> Does R has a GO TO function? For example, I want to run this script at a given interval and save the results. >Generally communication is more effective if you make your goals clear in a natural language (English in the case of this mailing list) first.> #Step one > a <- Sys.time() > b <- paste("Figure_", a, sep = " ") > shape <- as.numeric(a)/100000000 > scale <- as.numeric(a)/10000000000 > #I want to save the file using "b" object (above) as a file name > #However it is saved as b.pdf > pdf("f:/b.pdf") #How to save the file using "b" above?Perhaps: pdf(file=paste0("f:/", b, ".pdf"))> par(mfrow=c(2,1)) > x <- sort(rgamma(100, shape=shape, scale = scale)) > y <- dgamma(x, shape=shape, scale = scale) > par(mfrow=c(2,1)) > plot(x, y, type="l",col="red", lwd=5) > > #Step 2 > Sys.sleep(2) # For Quick results in the model it is one hour > shape <- (as.numeric(Sys.time()))/100000000 > scale <- (as.numeric(Sys.time()))/10000000000 > x <- sort(rgamma(100, shape=shape, scale = scale)) > y <- dgamma(x, shape=shape, scale = scale) > plot(x, y, type="b",col=" dark red", lwd=5) > dev.off() > #Step 3 > Sys.sleep(2) #Again in the model it is one hour# .... "it"? It would help if you explained what "it" is.> #I Want to go back to step 1 to start over again >I think is a measure of my success in training my mind to think functionally that I cannot conceive of how I would use GOTO as a function. (Using `replicate`, I can imagine.) -- David.> > Sincerely, > > Peter Maclean > Department of Economics > UDSM > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help at 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.David Winsemius Alameda, CA, USA
No. We figured this out in 1968. http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=362929.362947 On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 3:20 AM, David Winsemius <dwinsemius at comcast.net> wrote:> > On Aug 1, 2013, at 6:58 PM, Peter Maclean wrote: > >> Does R has a GO TO function? For example, I want to run this script at a given interval and save the results. >> > > Generally communication is more effective if you make your goals clear in a natural language (English in the case of this mailing list) first. > >> #Step one >> a <- Sys.time() >> b <- paste("Figure_", a, sep = " ") >> shape <- as.numeric(a)/100000000 >> scale <- as.numeric(a)/10000000000 >> #I want to save the file using "b" object (above) as a file name >> #However it is saved as b.pdf >> pdf("f:/b.pdf") #How to save the file using "b" above? > > Perhaps: > > pdf(file=paste0("f:/", b, ".pdf")) > >> par(mfrow=c(2,1)) >> x <- sort(rgamma(100, shape=shape, scale = scale)) >> y <- dgamma(x, shape=shape, scale = scale) >> par(mfrow=c(2,1)) >> plot(x, y, type="l",col="red", lwd=5) >> >> #Step 2 >> Sys.sleep(2) # For Quick results in the model it is one hour >> shape <- (as.numeric(Sys.time()))/100000000 >> scale <- (as.numeric(Sys.time()))/10000000000 >> x <- sort(rgamma(100, shape=shape, scale = scale)) >> y <- dgamma(x, shape=shape, scale = scale) >> plot(x, y, type="b",col=" dark red", lwd=5) >> dev.off() >> #Step 3 >> Sys.sleep(2) #Again in the model it is one hour > > # .... "it"? It would help if you explained what "it" is. > >> #I Want to go back to step 1 to start over again >> > > I think is a measure of my success in training my mind to think functionally that I cannot conceive of how I would use GOTO as a function. > > (Using `replicate`, I can imagine.) > > -- > David. >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Peter Maclean >> Department of Economics >> UDSM >> [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >> >> ______________________________________________ >> R-help at 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. > > David Winsemius > Alameda, CA, USA > > ______________________________________________ > R-help at 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.