[R] easiest way to integrate own functions on startup

Jörg Groß joerg at licht-malerei.de
Tue Jan 20 02:03:24 CET 2009


Is there a way to execute this command on every R-start?


I tried to add something in the Startup.h file - but that didn't work.

(working on a mac)




Thanks!

Am 20.01.2009 um 01:25 schrieb Duncan Murdoch:

> On 19/01/2009 7:13 PM, Jörg Groß wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I am currently writing some own functions that I frequently need.
>> So, it would be perfect if I could load these functions at the   
>> beginning of each R-session with a small command.
>> I tried to generate a R-package and install it that way.
>> But it seems that it is not so easy to add new functions to an   
>> existing R-package.
>> So I am not so flexible by that.
>> Is there a way to just load an .R-file which contains the function-  
>> definitions with a small command?
>> So that the functions are useable in the current session?
>> I tried load() but I get an error message...
>
> load() loads a binary image that was saved by save().  You probably  
> want source(), which reads and executes a file of R source.
>
> Duncan Murdoch




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