[R] r help message

[S.McClatchie]

Colleagues

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System info:
R version rw1020 on NT
ESS using emacs ver. 20.4

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To keep my scripts short and tidy, I want to call sub-functions and return
variables from these for subsequent use in the calling function.

e.g.

"test.smooth.opc.time.series" <-
  function()             

{
  load.opc.ascii.files()
}

Within the sub-function "load.opc.ascii.files" I have tried two ways of
assigning variables for use by the calling function
"test.smooth.opc.time.series":

 dir <<- c('h:/data/nov99_tan9913/opc/')

This works but clutters the workspace.

assign(dir,  c('h:/data/nov99_tan9913/opc/')), envir = 
test.smooth.opc.time.series)          

Which returns an odd error telling me there is an invalid first argument
in assign. I don't see why, after reading the help on this function.

Any suggestions? Help will be appreciated.
Thanks

Sam

Sam McClatchie, Research scientist (fisheries acoustics))))))))))
NIWA (National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Ltd)
PO Box 14 901, Kilbirnie, Wellington, New Zealand
s.mcclatchie at niwa.cri.nz 

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