[R] namespaces

[Greg Snow]

Here is what I do:

I have a different folder/directory for each of my different projects, then I start a new R session for each project that I am working on.  If you start R with the folder/directory as the current working directory then the workspace for that project is loaded (and the script files in that directory show up when I want to load them).  This means that I often have multiple copies of R running at the same time (which works fine), and switching between the projects just means switching which R window I am in.  The workspace saving between sessions pretty much takes care of itself (but still keep the script files to recreate data if needed).

If you are using windows, then the website:
http://research.stowers-institute.org/efg/R/TechNote/WindowsExplorerWorkingDirectory/index.htm

shows a way to set up windows so that you can run R from a given folder using a right click.

  I also have the line:

utils::setWindowTitle(getwd())

in my .Rprofile so that the working folder name shows up in the window title.

Not exactly what you asked for, but it works well for me.  Hope it helps,

--
Gregory (Greg) L. Snow Ph.D.
Statistical Data Center
Intermountain Healthcare
greg.snow at imail.org
801.408.8111


> -----Original Message-----
> From: r-help-bounces at r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-
> project.org] On Behalf Of Alexy Khrabrov
> Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 9:03 AM
> To: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
> Subject: [R] namespaces
>
> I'd like to control my namespace thoroughly, separated by task.  Is
> there a way, in R session, to introduce namespaces for tasks
> dynamically and switch them as needed?  Or, is there a combination of
> load/save workspace steps which can facilitate this?
>
> Cheers,
> Alexy
>
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