Message-ID: <401A4E70.4090203@pdf.com>
Date: 2004-01-30T12:30:40Z
From: Spencer Graves
Subject: Memory clear problem
In-Reply-To: <401A0F35.7050003@statistik.uni-dortmund.de>
Hi, Suzanne:
R makes a copy of the file and does not operate on the original
file. If you want R to see and process the changes, you must reread the
file and rerun the script to recompute whatever you want.
hope this helps.
spencer graves
Uwe Ligges wrote:
> Suzanne E. Blatt wrote:
>
>> Hello.
>>
>> I think this is a simple problem. I have R running a program which
>> generates variables that it 'remembers'. The trouble is that I've
>> modified the file that it's generating these variables from but
>> doesn't seem to realize that. When I type 'trees' - I get the same
>> data set produced.
>>
>> I tried shutting R down and not saving the workspace, but when I open
>> 'er up again and type 'trees', there is that same data set. I saw a
>> memory clear command somewhere in one of the help files but I'll be
>> danged if I can locate it now.
>>
>> Please tell me this is a simple problem with a nice(one-line) solution.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Suzanne
>>
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>
> From ?rm:
> ## remove (almost) everything in the working environment.
> ## You will get no warning, so don't do this unless you are really sure.
> rm(list = ls())
>
> Uwe Ligges
>
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