[R] Script question

[Richard M. Heiberger]

Don MacQueen's answer was probably correct.

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On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 9:51 PM, Milton O Faison <MFaison at vsu.edu> wrote:
> My apologies.  The crux of my question is why doesn't a script function the same when called from the source command as it does when cut and paste into R; however, I will provide the script, the correct output from cutting and pasting, and the faulty output from the source command within the next day
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: "MacQueen, Don"
> Date:03/05/2014 2:26 PM (GMT-05:00)
> To: Milton O Faison ,r-help at r-project.org
> Subject: Re: [R] Script question
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> You haven't said what, exactly, "doesn't execute properly" means (please
> read the posting guide).
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> At a guess, you need to put
>   print()
> around the expressions whose output you aren't seeing.
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> -Don
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> On 3/5/14 6:19 AM, "Milton O Faison" <MFaison at vsu.edu> wrote:
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>>I have a script that works fine if I copy the whole thing from from a
>>text editor and paste it into R, but doesn't execute properly if the file
>>is called by the source command. Any clues on how to fix this? I can post
>>the script if necessary.
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>>o
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>>M. Omar Faison, PhD
>>Director, Office of Sponsored Programs and Research
>>Virginia State University
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