[R] pdf() and histogram() in function call

[Greg Snow]

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: r-help-bounces at r-project.org 
> [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-project.org] On Behalf Of qian z
> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 10:49 AM
> To: r-help at r-project.org
> Subject: [R] pdf() and histogram() in function call
> 
> 
>    Here is a function I wrote. It runs no problem, but 
> generate empty pdf
>    files.
> 
>    I can't find what is the problem.
> 
> 
>    create.pdf<- function(x, dir)
>     {
>      dir.create(dir, showWarnings = FALSE)
>      plist<- c("a", "b" , "c", "d")
> 
>      for(j in plist)
>      {
> 
>       filedir<- paste(dir, "/", j, ".pdf", sep="")
> 
>       form1<- as.formula(paste("~ ", j, " | var1", sep=" "))
>       form2<- as.formula(paste("~ ", j, " | var2", sep=" "))
>       form3<- as.formula(paste("~ ", j, " | var3", sep=" "))
>       pdf(filedir)
> 
>       histogram(form1,data=x,type="count", 
> xlab=j,main="Histogram conditioned
>    on the levels of var1")
>       histogram(form2,data=x, 
> type="count",xlab=j,main="Histogram conditioned
>    on the levels of var2")
>       histogram(form3, data=x, type="count", xlab=j, main="Histogram
>    conditioned on the levels of var3" )
> 
>       dev.off()
>      }
> 
> 
>     }
> 
> 
>    I have tried to find the problem, but no luck!  Seriously 
> need HELP! Thanks.
> 
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