[R] Help with RExcel (running code)

Erich Neuwirth erich.neuwirth at univie.ac.at
Sun May 3 13:57:31 CEST 2009


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benn fine wrote:
> Hello:
> 
> First, RExcel completely rocks! Hat tip to the development team.
> 
> However, I don't understand something very basic about it.
> 
> Suppose I put the following code in two cells and choose the Run Code option
> 
> plot(runif(20),runif(20))
> text(.5,.5,"Hello")
> 
> I get the expected plot.
> 
> HOWEVER, if I put the following in a cell and hit Run Code, I get nothing.
> 
> runif(20)
> 
> HOWEVER, If I choose the  Get R Value command, and tell it to run runif(20), I
> get the output I expect.
> 
> Am I doing something wrong, or just don't fully understand how the Run
> Code Option works?
> 
> Actually, I don't get this at all-
> 
> try the following in a cell
> cat("Hello")
> 
> ERROR message when you try the Get R Value
> 
> but the following works when you try the Get R Value
> print("Hello")
> 
> Of course, neither of these commands work with the R Code option.
> 
> Any insights from the gurus out there?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
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