R help - May 2008 - Creating a series of new environments

Dear All,
 
I would like to automate the creation of new environments.  
 
What I currently do to create environments is the following:  
 
en1 <- new.env(parent = .GlobalEnv)
en2 <- new.env(parent = .GlobalEnv)
en3 <- new.env(parent = .GlobalEnv)
...
 
I would like to be able to do something like the following:
nms <- c("en1", "en2", "en3", ...)
 
for(i in nms) i <- new.env(parent = .GlobalEnv)
 
This, contrary to what I desire, creates a new environment named "i"
for
the length of the nms object.  
 
 
Kind regards and thank you,
J. Powell
 
LEI
Visserij 
Alexanderveld 5
2585 DB Den Haag
Nederland
	
	
	

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Powell, Jeff:
> I would like to be able to do something like the following:
> nms <- c("en1", "en2", "en3", ...)
> 
> for(i in nms) i <- new.env(parent = .GlobalEnv)
Try

  for(i in nms) assign(i, new.env(parent = .GlobalEnv))

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