[R] evaluate a string

[Uwe Ligges]

Joerg Maeder wrote:
> 
> Hello together
> 
> i want to execute different commands that are saved in strings (eg: "d
> <- 4+7" and some more complicated things). How can i execute/evaluate
> them. I know i could save them to a temp-file a read this with source.
> But is there a way without a file in the middle?
> I know also the 'assign' command but I think it would only the simply
> cases.

 eval(parse(text = "d <- 4 + 7"))

Uwe Ligges
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