I've searched hard in texts, email threads, FAQs etc. and cannot find out how to successfully utilize sub-directories below my WorkingDirectory. I can create them, and create R objects within the sub-directories but (a) the objects() command lists ONLY the objects in the WorkingDirectory and none of those in the sub-directory although I can use them (if I remember their names!). I'm an old (and I do mean old!) UNIX user now working in a Windows environment. I'm sure there is a simple way to do this but I seem unable to discover it. I'd like to have several different 'projects' going at the same time, with each being unrecognized by the other within R. Many thanks, Michael Grant [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
I would suggest that you think in terms of several different working directories, one for each project and located wherever you want, rather than a "WorkingDirectory" with sub-directories. Then, when you start R, learn how to set its working directory to a project's directory. That will keep your R work for each project independent of the others. As to how you set the working directory in Windows R, there are at least two ways: 1) use the setwd() command at the R prompt 2) use some R console menu command (and here I can't help you, because I don't use Windows) The documentation on the Windows console will tell you of at least one other way... And someone who uses Windows R will give a better answer! -Don -- Don MacQueen Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 7000 East Ave., L-627 Livermore, CA 94550 925-423-1062 On 7/26/12 2:12 PM, "Michael Grant" <michael.grant at colorado.edu> wrote:>I've searched hard in texts, email threads, FAQs etc. and cannot find out >how to successfully utilize sub-directories below my WorkingDirectory. I >can create them, and create R objects within the sub-directories but (a) >the objects() command lists ONLY the objects in the WorkingDirectory and >none of those in the sub-directory although I can use them (if I remember >their names!). I'm an old (and I do mean old!) UNIX user now working in >a Windows environment. I'm sure there is a simple way to do this but I >seem unable to discover it. I'd like to have several different >'projects' going at the same time, with each being unrecognized by the >other within R. > >Many thanks, >Michael Grant > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > >______________________________________________ >R-help at r-project.org mailing list >https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >PLEASE do read the posting guide >http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
Hi Michael, I see some confusion here. The objects() command does not list "objects in the WorkingDirectory", but objects in your R environment. R environments do not have directories or sub-directories, so I'm finding your question very confusing. Can you clarify? Best, Ista On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 5:12 PM, Michael Grant <michael.grant at colorado.edu> wrote:> I've searched hard in texts, email threads, FAQs etc. and cannot find out how to successfully utilize sub-directories below my WorkingDirectory. I can create them, and create R objects within the sub-directories but (a) the objects() command lists ONLY the objects in the WorkingDirectory and none of those in the sub-directory although I can use them (if I remember their names!). I'm an old (and I do mean old!) UNIX user now working in a Windows environment. I'm sure there is a simple way to do this but I seem unable to discover it. I'd like to have several different 'projects' going at the same time, with each being unrecognized by the other within R. > > Many thanks, > Michael Grant > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help at r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.