[R] easiest way to integrate own functions on startup

[stephen sefick]

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On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 8:03 PM, Jörg Groß <joerg at licht-malerei.de> wrote:
> Is there a way to execute this command on every R-start?
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> I tried to add something in the Startup.h file - but that didn't work.
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> (working on a mac)
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> Thanks!
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> Am 20.01.2009 um 01:25 schrieb Duncan Murdoch:
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>> On 19/01/2009 7:13 PM, Jörg Groß wrote:
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>>> Hi,
>>> I am currently writing some own functions that I frequently need.
>>> So, it would be perfect if I could load these functions at the  beginning
>>> of each R-session with a small command.
>>> I tried to generate a R-package and install it that way.
>>> But it seems that it is not so easy to add new functions to an  existing
>>> R-package.
>>> So I am not so flexible by that.
>>> Is there a way to just load an .R-file which contains the function-
>>> definitions with a small command?
>>> So that the functions are useable in the current session?
>>> I tried load() but I get an error message...
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>> load() loads a binary image that was saved by save().  You probably want
>> source(), which reads and executes a file of R source.
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>> Duncan Murdoch
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