[R] how can i write the function into a file c:/mytest.R with cat function?

[William Dunlap]

If you need to use cat() (why?) try using deparse() or format() on the function
   cat("mytest <- ", deparse(mytest), sep="\n", file=file)
but dump() is easier
   dump("mytest",file=file)

Bill Dunlap
Spotfire, TIBCO Software
wdunlap tibco.com


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> mytest<-function(x,f){
>         sum(x*f)/sum(f)
>         }
>     cat(mytest,file="c:/mytest.R")
>     Error in cat(list(...), file, sep, fill, labels, append) :
>     argument 1 (type 'closure') cannot be handled by 'cat'
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> how can i write the mytest function into a file c:/mytest.R with cat function?
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