R help - Mar 2006 - FW: RE: .First functin

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From: Vera, Graciela : Insurance Services (BISCO) 
Sent: 10 March 2006 14:47
To: 'r-help-request@stat.math.ethz.ch'
Subject: RE: .First functin

 

I have not  used R for some time. Please accept my apologies if  my question
has an obvious answer. I am trying to use R. For convenience and due to IT
restrictions libraries additional to MASS have been stored in a different
directory to R's.  My initial attempt has not produced the results expected
and would appreciate some help. 

 

I would also like to include in function .First commands to read the data,
store the results and graphs. For this the addresses would need to be
different to the library address. 

 

.First <- function() {

options(prompt="$ ", continue="+\t") # $ is the prompt

options(digits=5, length=999) # custom numbers and printout

x11() # for graphics

par(pch = "+") # plotting character

source(file.path("U:\WORKAREA\R\Library\Bayesian_inf_Marketing"))

# my personal functions

library(bayesm)

library(MASS) # attach a package

}

 

Many thanks.

 

Graciela


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Vera, Graciela : Insurance Services (BISCO) wrote:
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> From: Vera, Graciela : Insurance Services (BISCO) 
> Sent: 10 March 2006 14:47
> To: 'r-help-request at stat.math.ethz.ch'
> Subject: RE: .First functin
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> 
> I have not  used R for some time. Please accept my apologies if  my
question
> has an obvious answer. I am trying to use R. For convenience and due to IT
> restrictions libraries additional to MASS have been stored in a different
> directory to R's.  My initial attempt has not produced the results
expected
> and would appreciate some help. 
> 
>  
> 
> I would also like to include in function .First commands to read the data,
> store the results and graphs. For this the addresses would need to be
> different to the library address. 

See ?.libPaths


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> .First <- function() {
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> options(prompt="$ ", continue="+\t") # $ is the prompt
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> options(digits=5, length=999) # custom numbers and printout

What is option "length" doing? I do not know it.

> x11() # for graphics
 >
> par(pch = "+") # plotting character
> 
> source(file.path("U:\WORKAREA\R\Library\Bayesian_inf_Marketing"))
So we are on Windows? Please see the R for Windows FAQs how to specify 
paths.


Uwe Ligges



> # my personal functions
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> library(bayesm)
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> library(MASS) # attach a package
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> }
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> Many thanks.
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> Graciela
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On Mon, 13 Mar 2006, Uwe Ligges wrote:

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> Vera, Graciela : Insurance Services (BISCO) wrote:
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>> options(digits=5, length=999) # custom numbers and printout
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> What is option "length" doing? I do not know it.
It exists in S, and is the page length (in lines).  In S, print() formats 
output a page at a time.

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