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Create variable by name

Ralf B 
Can one create a variable through a function by name

createVariable <- function(name) {
	outputVariable = name
	name <- NULL
}

after calling

createVariable("myVar")

I would like to have a variable myVar initialized with NULL in my
environment. Is this possible?

Ralf

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