Well, somebody else will probably respond, but for example:
paca:ben> cat >~/R/test
1 2 3 4
> doit <- function(filename) {
+ path <- "~/R/"
+ x <- scan(paste(path,filename,sep=""))
+ mean(x)
+ }> doit("test")
Read 4 items
[1] 2.5
On Wed, 14 Apr 1999, Bill Simpson wrote:
> I would like to have a function that inputs a file name, then reads that
> data file and does various stuff to it.
> Something like:
>
> doit<-function(filename)
> {
> x<-scan("~/rstuff/data/"filename)
> #for example, if filename is a0.dat, it will
scan("~/rstuff/data/a0.dat")
> ...
> }
>
> Can someone please tell me how to do this?
>
> Thanks for any help!
>
> Bill Simpson
>
>
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