R help - Jun 2016 - Error in setwd() : argument "dir" is missing, with no default

Dear Team,

I have searched for this error at various forums but enable to find a
relevant solution.

When i had installed R studio the WD was saved at a particular location now
when i try to change it gives me this error:

Error in setwd() : argument "dir" is missing, with no default. I have
tried
setting the WD using Shift+ Ctrl+ H or using setwd() command. While it
changes the WD for that particular session but when i restart the session
it is again reset to the old previous location hence every instance i have
to reset this as all my data and other files are saved at another location.
While searching at some of the forums like stat exchange it was advised to
use setwd("../") as it selects your WD one step back however with this
also
i cant fix the issue.

Kindly advice at the earliest.

Thanks, Shivi

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Hi

maybe it is feature of RStudio so you shall probably ask there. I use to start
each project in a separate folder and I always start R by doubleclick on .RData
icon.

So for each project I have different .RData.

Beware that Windows keeps you safe and usually hides files with dot at the
beginning so you need to allow such files to be displayed.

Cheers
Petr
> -----Original Message-----
> From: R-help [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-project.org] On Behalf Of Shivi
> Bhatia
> Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2016 10:23 PM
> To: r-help at r-project.org
> Subject: [R] Error in setwd() : argument "dir" is missing, with
no default
>
> Dear Team,
>
> I have searched for this error at various forums but enable to find a
relevant
> solution.
>
> When i had installed R studio the WD was saved at a particular location now
> when i try to change it gives me this error:
>
> Error in setwd() : argument "dir" is missing, with no default. I
have tried
> setting the WD using Shift+ Ctrl+ H or using setwd() command. While it
> changes the WD for that particular session but when i restart the session
it is
> again reset to the old previous location hence every instance i have to
reset
> this as all my data and other files are saved at another location.
> While searching at some of the forums like stat exchange it was advised to
> use setwd("../") as it selects your WD one step back however with
this also i
> cant fix the issue.
>
> Kindly advice at the earliest.
>
> Thanks, Shivi
>
>       [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
>
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You cannot use setwd() without an argument:
> setwd()
Error in setwd() : argument "dir" is missing, with no default

If you want to choose a directory use choose.dir(). But if you are using
RStudio, you can use the Files tab in the window on the lower right. Navigate to
the folder/directory you want and then click the More tab and select "Set
As Working Directory."

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David L Carlson
Department of Anthropology
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77840-4352



-----Original Message-----
From: R-help [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-project.org] On Behalf Of PIKAL Petr
Sent: Monday, June 20, 2016 7:59 AM
To: Shivi Bhatia; r-help at r-project.org
Subject: Re: [R] Error in setwd() : argument "dir" is missing, with no
default

Hi

maybe it is feature of RStudio so you shall probably ask there. I use to start
each project in a separate folder and I always start R by doubleclick on .RData
icon.

So for each project I have different .RData.

Beware that Windows keeps you safe and usually hides files with dot at the
beginning so you need to allow such files to be displayed.

Cheers
Petr
> -----Original Message-----
> From: R-help [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-project.org] On Behalf Of Shivi
> Bhatia
> Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2016 10:23 PM
> To: r-help at r-project.org
> Subject: [R] Error in setwd() : argument "dir" is missing, with
no default
>
> Dear Team,
>
> I have searched for this error at various forums but enable to find a
relevant
> solution.
>
> When i had installed R studio the WD was saved at a particular location now
> when i try to change it gives me this error:
>
> Error in setwd() : argument "dir" is missing, with no default. I
have tried
> setting the WD using Shift+ Ctrl+ H or using setwd() command. While it
> changes the WD for that particular session but when i restart the session
it is
> again reset to the old previous location hence every instance i have to
reset
> this as all my data and other files are saved at another location.
> While searching at some of the forums like stat exchange it was advised to
> use setwd("../") as it selects your WD one step back however with
this also i
> cant fix the issue.
>
> Kindly advice at the earliest.
>
> Thanks, Shivi
>
>       [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
>
> ______________________________________________
> R-help at r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see
> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
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> guide.html
> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
________________________________
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pouze jeho adres?t?m.
Jestli?e jste obdr?el(a) tento e-mail omylem, informujte laskav? neprodlen? jeho
odes?latele. Obsah tohoto emailu i s p??lohami a jeho kopie vyma?te ze sv?ho
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Nejste-li zam??len?m adres?tem tohoto emailu, nejste opr?vn?ni tento email
jakkoliv u??vat, roz?i?ovat, kop?rovat ?i zve?ej?ovat.
Odes?latel e-mailu neodpov?d? za eventu?ln? ?kodu zp?sobenou modifikacemi ?i
zpo?d?n?m p?enosu e-mailu.

V p??pad?, ?e je tento e-mail sou??st? obchodn?ho jedn?n?:
- vyhrazuje si odes?latel pr?vo ukon?it kdykoliv jedn?n? o uzav?en? smlouvy, a
to z jak?hokoliv d?vodu i bez uveden? d?vodu.
- a obsahuje-li nab?dku, je adres?t opr?vn?n nab?dku bezodkladn? p?ijmout;
Odes?latel tohoto e-mailu (nab?dky) vylu?uje p?ijet? nab?dky ze strany p??jemce
s dodatkem ?i odchylkou.
- trv? odes?latel na tom, ?e p??slu?n? smlouva je uzav?ena teprve v?slovn?m
dosa?en?m shody na v?ech jej?ch n?le?itostech.
- odes?latel tohoto emailu informuje, ?e nen? opr?vn?n uzav?rat za spole?nost
??dn? smlouvy s v?jimkou p??pad?, kdy k tomu byl p?semn? zmocn?n nebo p?semn?
pov??en a takov? pov??en? nebo pln? moc byly adres?tovi tohoto emailu p??padn?
osob?, kterou adres?t zastupuje, p?edlo?eny nebo jejich existence je adres?tovi
?i osob? j?m zastoupen? zn?m?.

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intended only for its intended recipients.
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Delete the contents of this e-mail with all attachments and its copies from your
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If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are not authorized to
use, disseminate, copy or disclose this e-mail in any manner.
The sender of this e-mail shall not be liable for any possible damage caused by
modifications of the e-mail or by delay with transfer of the email.

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contract in any time, for any reason, and without stating any reasoning.
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accept such offer; The sender of this e-mail (offer) excludes any acceptance of
the offer on the part of the recipient containing any amendment or variation.
- the sender insists on that the respective contract is concluded only upon an
express mutual agreement on all its aspects.
- the sender of this e-mail informs that he/she is not authorized to enter into
any contracts on behalf of the company except for cases in which he/she is
expressly authorized to do so in writing, and such authorization or power of
attorney is submitted to the recipient or the person represented by the
recipient, or the existence of such authorization is known to the recipient of
the person represented by the recipient.
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