[R] Running code sequentially from separate scripts (but not functions)

[Dimitri Liakhovitski]

Thanks a lot, everyone!
Honestly - I just did not know one could source everything and not
just functions.
What you wrote is simple, but pretty eye-opening for me (and extremely helpful)!
Dimitri


On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 10:51 AM,  <rex.dwyer at syngenta.com> wrote:
> You don't need to write functions to "source" files:
>
> source("code1.R")
> source("code2.R")
> source("code3.R")
>
> When you source a file with a bunch of function definitions, the definitions are just assignment statements:
>
> f <- function (x)...
> g <- function (x,y,z) ...
>
> Did you think you would break your computer if you just tried this to see if it worked?  :)
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: r-help-bounces at r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-project.org] On Behalf Of Dimitri Liakhovitski
> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 10:22 AM
> To: r-help
> Subject: [R] Running code sequentially from separate scripts (but not functions)
>
> Hello!
>
> I am wondering if it's possible to run - in sequence - code that is
> stored in several R scripts.
> For example:
>
> Script in the file "code1.r" contains the code:
> a = 3; b = 5; c = a + b
>
> Script in the file "code2.r" contains the code:
> d = 10; e = d - c
>
> Script in the file "code3.r" contains the code:
> result=e/a
>
> I understand that I could write those 3 scripts as 3 functions and
> source them from another script.
> But maybe there is a way of having them run one by one as such?
>
> Thanks a lot!
>
> --
> Dimitri Liakhovitski
> Ninah Consulting
> www.ninah.com
>
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Dimitri Liakhovitski
Ninah Consulting
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