R help - Dec 1999 - Applying a function of several variables to data

Dear all,

After looking at several packages I decided I would use R for my thesis
work (we've even got a site license for S-plus), so I'm learning.

I have run into a problem, and nobody on the house has a solution, so I'm
wondering if anybody out there can help. 
I've got two functions of four variables, one outputs a scalar, the other
an array, and I want to be able to give an array as a parameter for any
(or none) of the variables, and get a multidimensional array of
corresponding dimensions out, with all combinations. In the case of two
variables it is easy to do with outer(), and I have looked if apply() 
could do this, but found only examples where there is a function of one
variable. Obviously, I could do it with a for-loop at some level, but
after reading so many bad things about for-loops, it itches in my
estheticle thinking about it... :-) Is there a nicer way to do this?

Best,

Kjetil
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