[R] execute r-code stored in a string variable

[Ista Zahn]

Hi Kim,
You can use

eval(parse(text = c))

Best,
Ista

On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 8:22 AM, Kim Lillesøe <kli at dataminds.dk> wrote:
> Dear all
>
> I have a simple R question. How do I execute R-code stored in a variable?
>
> E.g if I have a variable which contains some R-code:
> c = "reg <- lm(sales$sales~sales$price)"
>
> Is it possible to execute c
> E.g like Exec(c)
>
> I hope someone can help.
>
> Thank you
> Kim Lillesře
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