[R] source() fails in same directory as script: cannot find file

[Ista Zahn]

On Sat, Oct 27, 2018 at 4:57 PM Jeff Newmiller <jdnewmil using dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:
>
> FWIW the diagnosis of misspelling appeared, ah, miraculous as the OP appeared consistent in using the incorrect spelling and the diagnosis was not confirmed by the OP.

I am of course happy to be seen as Miracle Worker, but I assure you I
solved the mystery without recourse to any information beyond what was
publicly posted on the r-help mailing list.

--Ista

>
> On October 27, 2018 1:38:40 PM PDT, Duncan Murdoch <murdoch.duncan using gmail.com> wrote:
> >On 27/10/2018 9:35 AM, Ista Zahn wrote:
> >> On Fri, Oct 26, 2018 at 10:42 PM Jeff Newmiller
> >> <jdnewmil using dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I haven't seen mention of what OS or filesystem types are involved,
> >but it superficially looks like it might be one of those cases where
> >the filesystem is case-sensitive... check that all your directory and
> >file names are capitalized correctly.
> >>
> >> Just out of curiosity -- are my messages to r-help not going through?
> >> I correctly diagnosed the problem as a simple typo in my message on
> >> Oct 26 at 2:54 PM, but then the discussion just continued as if that
> >> never happened.
> >
> >I saw it.  I don't know why others didn't....
> >
> >Duncan Murdoch
> >
> >>
> >>>
> >>> On October 26, 2018 1:11:19 PM PDT, Jeremie Juste
> ><jeremiejuste using gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>> Hello,
> >>>>
> >>>> I suspect the error is in the file input-summerize.R.
> >>>>
> >>>> I creating a new file input-summerize2.R with only print("hello")
> >for
> >>>> instance and check if
> >>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >setwd("~/documents/white-papers/geochemistry/willamette-river-mercury/scripts")
> >>>>> source("input-summerize2.R")
> >>>>
> >>>> works
> >>>>
> >>>> Hope it helps,
> >>>>
> >>>> Jeremie
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Rich Shepard <rshepard using appl-ecosys.com> writes:
> >>>>
> >>>>> On Fri, 26 Oct 2018, Ista Zahn wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> I'm confused. It seems the error is that the file can't be found;
> >if
> >>>>>> so, what does it matter what is in the file?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Ista,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>    Beats me.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> As far as I can see you are either not in the directory you think
> >>>> you
> >>>>>> are, or b) the file is not named what you think it is.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>    Yes, the error seems that R cannot find the file, but it's in
> >the
> >>>> same
> >>>>> directory and the file does exist:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> getwd()
> >>>>> [1]
> >>>>
> >"/home/rshepard/documents/white-papers/geochemistry/willamette-river-mercury/scripts"
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >~/documents/white-papers/geochemistry/willamette-river-mercury/scripts]$
> >>>> ls input-summerize.R
> >>>>> input-summerize.R
> >>>>>
> >>>>>    So, R is running in the scripts/ directory and the script is
> >there,
> >>>> too.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>    This is why I asked for help as the error makes no sense to me.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Regards,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Rich
> >>>>>
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