Dear All, I am a bit confused, I attached my data frame using 'attach(DATA)' Then I removed it using 'rm(DATA)' But for some reason it is still at position 2 at the search path search() [1] ".GlobalEnv" "DATA" "package:foreign" [4] "package:stats" "package:graphics" "package:grDevices" [7] "package:datasets" "package:rcom" "package:rscproxy" [10] "package:utils" "package:methods" "RExcelEnv" [13] "Autoloads" "package:base" Also when I enter the names of factors in this dataframe, such as 'AGE', I get a list of data values. This is weird, why does it not disappear from the search path? Thanks Pancho Mulongeni Research Assistant PharmAccess Foundation 1 Fouch? Street Windhoek West Windhoek Namibia ? Tel:?? +264 61 419 000 Fax:? +264 61 419 001/2 Mob: +264 81 4456 286
Removing an attached object
3 messages · Pascal Oettli, Pancho Mulongeni
Hi, Please read the following: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3536036/rmlist-ls-doesnt-completely-clear-the-workspace HTH, Pascal Le 15/01/2013 19:55, Pancho Mulongeni a ?crit :
Dear All, I am a bit confused, I attached my data frame using 'attach(DATA)' Then I removed it using 'rm(DATA)' But for some reason it is still at position 2 at the search path search() [1] ".GlobalEnv" "DATA" "package:foreign" [4] "package:stats" "package:graphics" "package:grDevices" [7] "package:datasets" "package:rcom" "package:rscproxy" [10] "package:utils" "package:methods" "RExcelEnv" [13] "Autoloads" "package:base" Also when I enter the names of factors in this dataframe, such as 'AGE', I get a list of data values. This is weird, why does it not disappear from the search path? Thanks Pancho Mulongeni Research Assistant PharmAccess Foundation 1 Fouch? Street Windhoek West Windhoek Namibia Tel: +264 61 419 000 Fax: +264 61 419 001/2 Mob: +264 81 4456 286
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Thanks, that makes it clear -----Original Message----- From: Pascal Oettli [mailto:kridox at ymail.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 1:07 PM To: Pancho Mulongeni Cc: R help Subject: Re: [R] Removing an attached object Hi, Please read the following: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3536036/rmlist-ls-doesnt-completely-clear-the-workspace HTH, Pascal Le 15/01/2013 19:55, Pancho Mulongeni a ?crit :
Dear All, I am a bit confused, I attached my data frame using 'attach(DATA)' Then I removed it using 'rm(DATA)' But for some reason it is still at position 2 at the search path search() [1] ".GlobalEnv" "DATA" "package:foreign" [4] "package:stats" "package:graphics" "package:grDevices" [7] "package:datasets" "package:rcom" "package:rscproxy" [10] "package:utils" "package:methods" "RExcelEnv" [13] "Autoloads" "package:base" Also when I enter the names of factors in this dataframe, such as 'AGE', I get a list of data values. This is weird, why does it not disappear from the search path? Thanks Pancho Mulongeni Research Assistant PharmAccess Foundation 1 Fouch? Street Windhoek West Windhoek Namibia Tel: +264 61 419 000 Fax: +264 61 419 001/2 Mob: +264 81 4456 286
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