[R] saving a global workspace?

[ripley@stats.ox.ac.uk]

This is what R packages are for: to store R functions which are made
available to each session via library(PackageName).

That's how we manage code for embedded R processes.

BTW, R-1.3.1 is rather old.

On Wed, 12 Jun 2002, Vahid Pazirandeh wrote:

> hi all,
>
> i can't call my custom R function.
>
> i'm using R 1.3.1 on Solaris with the SJava pkg from www.omegahat.org.  This
> package let's me call R functions from Java, and it works great.
>
> i wrote a custom R function and saved it in the workspace.  in my homedir, i
> noticed the file named .RData was created.  i also noticed my workspace is ONLY
> restored if the current working dir (when i run R) is the one with that file in
> it.
>
> i finally wanted to move my command-line driven Java code to become a servlet.
> the servlet works fine if i call built-in R commands like "mean" and pass it
> variables (i can even receive the results from the R call).  however, when i
> attempt to call my saved function, R crashes (and also termintes my servlet
> engine!).
>
> is there a way to save to a global workspace somehow?  i'm thinking the .RData
> file can't be found, so my custom function isn't restored (though i checked the
> current working dir just before the R call from Java, and i made sure to put
> the .RData in that location).
>
> any help would be awesome!
>
> please cc to the following address as i'm not on the mail list:
> vpaziran at yahoo.com
>
>
>
> regards,
> vahid
>
>
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