From: Martin Maechler (maechler@stat.math.ethz.ch)
Date: Thu 24 Apr 2003 - 19:36:53 EST
Message-id: <16039.45109.690685.290835@gargle.gargle.HOWL>
>>>>> "DavidA" == David Andel <andel@ifi.unizh.ch>
>>>>> on 24 Apr 2003 09:40:48 +0200 writes:
DavidA> I struggle with this very simple problem:
DavidA> ls()
DavidA> (empty)
DavidA> giveval <- function() {
DavidA> x <- foo
DavidA> eval (x, envir=parent.frame(1))
DavidA> }
DavidA> ls()
DavidA> (still empty)
probably not.
At least "giveval" should be there..
DavidA> I did not find anything more promising than eval for
DavidA> this purpose, but how only can I make it to have
DavidA> ls() return x?
Use assign() instead of eval() ==> ?assign
{interesting to hear that computer scientists "across the street"
here in Zurich are going into using R !!}
Vill Glück,
Martin
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