[R] Problem sourcing file

Jeff Newmiller jdnewmil at dcn.davis.CA.us
Fri May 25 20:36:53 CEST 2012


Ah, my default font makes that distinction too subtle. Action item for me, then, to change fonts.
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Duncan Murdoch <murdoch.duncan at gmail.com> wrote:

>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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