[R] double-click in RData file versus load( file )

[Duncan Murdoch]

On 26/01/2008 1:01 PM, Cleber Nogueira Borges wrote:
> hello all,
> 
> when I start up the R and I execute o follow code:
> 
>  > ls()
> character(0)
>  > x=123
>  > assign("test_x", x, envir = .GlobalEnv )
>  > ls()
> [1] "test_x" "x"     
>  > setwd('C:\\R\\etc')
>  > save.image('TEST.RData')
>  > q('no')
> 
> I have two different behaviours:
> 
> (a) - when I start up R again by "double click" in the file TEST.RData;
> (b) - when I start up R and load the file TEST.RData by window menu in 
> Rgui or
> invoke by command ' load('C:\\R\\etc\\TEST.RData')
> 
> 
> In case (a): I can't see my previous variables anymore!

Which version of R are you using?  It works fine for me in 2.6.1.

What do you see when R starts?  It should display something like

> 
> R version 2.6.1 (2007-11-26)
> Copyright (C) 2007 The R Foundation for Statistical Computing
> ISBN 3-900051-07-0
> 
> R is free software and comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
> You are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions.
> Type 'license()' or 'licence()' for distribution details.
> 
>   Natural language support but running in an English locale
> 
> R is a collaborative project with many contributors.
> Type 'contributors()' for more information and
> 'citation()' on how to cite R or R packages in publications.
> 
> Type 'demo()' for some demos, 'help()' for on-line help, or
> 'help.start()' for an HTML browser interface to help.
> Type 'q()' to quit R.
> 
> [Previously saved workspace restored]



and the last line indicates the attempt to load the saved data.

Duncan Murdoch

>  > ls()
> character(0)
> 
> 
> In case (b): I get my previous variables again!
>  > load('C:\\R\\etc\\test.rdata')
>  > ls()
> [1] "test_x" "x"    
>  >
> 
> Is it the correct behaviour?
> the two way don't must be the same?
> 
> 
> Thank for explanations...
> 
> Cleber Borges
> 
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