[R] Using try()

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Nathaniel B. Derby wrote:

> Hello R people,
>
> I am need some help using the try() function.  Currently I am running 
> a loop which uses arima() for some values of p and q, which sometimes 
> crashes.  When it crashes, I want the program to just ignore it and 
> move on to the next values to loop through.  I currently have this, 
> looping through a range of values for p and q:
>
> lo = try( arima1 <- arima( y, order=c( p, 0, q ) )
> if( !inherits( lo, "try-error" ) ){
>      ... code here ...
>      }
>
> This works perfectly for my purposes, with one exception:  Everytime 
> the program invokes try(), I have to press Esc in the R console for 
> the program to continue.  How can I avoid this (so that I don't have 
> to keep pushing Esc).
>
> I tried reading the help file for tryCatch(), which showed a wide 
> range of options to try (no pun intended), but this confused me.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Nate
>
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