I would work with 2 different objects to be safe (you can rename the 2nd after everything works if you want).
Try something like: > filesBox2 <- array( list(), dim(filesBox) ) > filesBox2[4,1] <- read.table(paste(dir2, filesBox[4,1], sep=""), header = FALSE) . . . Hope this helps, -- Gregory (Greg) L. Snow Ph.D. Statistical Data Center Intermountain Healthcare [EMAIL PROTECTED] (801) 408-8111 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ppaarrkk > Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 9:16 AM > To: r-help@r-project.org > Subject: [R] using an element of an array as a new object > > > I have an array called filesBox. I want to take each element > of the first column and assign a dataset to it. > > For example : > > filesBox[4,1] returns > > [1] "fileR" > > Then I want to assign "fileR" which exists as a text file to > the R object "fileR" like this : > filesBox[4,1] <- read.table(paste(dir2, filesBox[4,1], > sep=""), header = > FALSE) > > But this doesn't work because filesBox[4,1] is an element of > an array but I want it as a new R (effectively) data frame. > > Any ideas please ? > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/using-an-element-of-an-array-as-a-new-ob > ject-tp14884435p14884435.html > Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
