Hi, i would like construct a function, but getting problems for the replacement of the subset-function. How can i replace the c(var1,var2,var3,...,varN) part without ["] or any evaluation ? really thanks and regards, list <- c(BP111,BP100)) Error: syntax error trying as.character get no success ;-( my.cl("c:/project/file.sav",c(BP111,BP100,AGE)) my.cl <- function (file,list) { . . data1 <- subset(data,select=(deparse(substitute(list))) . . } -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- r-help mailing list -- Read http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~hornik/R/R-FAQ.html Send "info", "help", or "[un]subscribe" (in the "body", not the subject !) To: r-help-request at stat.math.ethz.ch _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._