Whenever I update to a new version of R (by downloading the appropriate binaries from CRAN), I lose whatever functions and datasets I have stored in the saved workspace of the previous version of R that I was running. Is it possible to source/input this workspace from the previous version of R into the new updated version, so I don't lose anything? And if so, where could I locate the workspace amoungst the files on my computer? Thanks, Al. (I have just upgraded from 1.2.1 to 1.2.2, both Windows versions). Al Merrifield Energy Analyst Energy Modelling & Statistics Ministry of Economic Development PO Box 1473 Wellington NEW ZEALAND Phone: (04) 470 2338 Fax: (04) 473 9930 E-mail: Alistair.Merrifield at med.govt.nz -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- r-help mailing list -- Read http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~hornik/R/R-FAQ.html Send "info", "help", or "[un]subscribe" (in the "body", not the subject !) To: r-help-request at stat.math.ethz.ch _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._
Upgrading to new versions of R.
3 messages · Alistair Merrifield, Peter Dalgaard, Brian Ripley
Alistair Merrifield <Alistair.Merrifield at med.govt.nz> writes:
Whenever I update to a new version of R (by downloading the appropriate binaries from CRAN), I lose whatever functions and datasets I have stored in the saved workspace of the previous version of R that I was running. Is it possible to source/input this workspace from the previous version of R into the new updated version, so I don't lose anything? And if so, where could I locate the workspace amoungst the files on my computer? Thanks, Al. (I have just upgraded from 1.2.1 to 1.2.2, both Windows versions). Al Merrifield
Um, *where* do you store your workspaces? If you store them in the bin directory of the current distribution and then begin using another directory as your startup directory, then it's no wonder that your files disappear. Have you set a start-up directory in the shortcut for R?
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On Tue, 6 Mar 2001, Alistair Merrifield wrote:
Whenever I update to a new version of R (by downloading the appropriate binaries from CRAN), I lose whatever functions and datasets I have stored in the saved workspace of the previous version of R that I was running. Is it possible to source/input this workspace from the previous version of R into the new updated version, so I don't lose anything? And if so, where could I locate the workspace amoungst the files on my computer? Thanks, Al. (I have just upgraded from 1.2.1 to 1.2.2, both Windows versions).
The .RData file works unchanged under new versions. I can only assume you are not managing your work as described in the rw-FAQ using a shortcut and a `Start in' field. You need to find the old .RData and load it (use the Load Workspace item on the File menu).
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