[R] executing an error prone function without stopping a script

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TU wrote:
> 
> Dear R Users,
> 
> I've used this a long time ago but have forgotten. Trawling aroung the
> various sources somehow does not lead me to it. How can I execute an error
> prone function without stopping a script if it goes wrong ?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Tolga
> 
> 


See ?try

Basically, wrapping the function call in the try() function will make it so
that errors do not halt your script:

result <- try( function( args ) )

You can then handle errors in your own way:

if( class(result) == 'try-error' ){
  # Error handling stuff.
}

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Charlie Sharpsteen
Undergraduate
Environmental Resources Engineering
Humboldt State University
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