[R] Problem sourcing file

Duncan Murdoch murdoch.duncan at gmail.com
Fri May 25 20:19:27 CEST 2012


On 25/05/2012 2:17 PM, Jeff Newmiller wrote:
> What isn't proper about single quotes?

They look like directional quotes to me.  Might just be the mailer...

Duncan Murdoch
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> Duncan Murdoch<murdoch.duncan at gmail.com>  wrote:
>
> >On 25/05/2012 10:08 AM, Marta Tolós wrote:
> >>  Hi all,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>  I created a file to define some functions. When I try to source this
> >file,
> >>  sometimes it works but sometimes I get the following error:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>  >Source(‘File.R’)
> >
> >Those aren't proper quotes, and source() shouldn't be capitalized, and
> >you didn't tell us what version of R you are using.
> >
> >Duncan Murdoch
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>  Error in srcfilecopy(filename, lines, file.info(filename)[1,
> >"mtime"]) :
> >>
> >>     unused argument(s) (file.info(filename)[1, "mtime"])
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>  It works when I just started the R session, but after using some
> >libraries
> >>  when I do the source of the file again, I get this error. I can not
> >really
> >>  follow what steps aret he ones that bring me to the error, I only
> >know that
> >>  sometimes it appears. Does someone know the possible cause?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>  Thanks!
> >>
> >>  Marta
> >>
> >>
> >>  	[[alternative HTML version deleted]]
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> >>
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