On Aug 1, 2013, at 6:58 PM, Peter Maclean wrote: > Does R has a GO TO function? For example, I want to run this script at a > given interval and save the results. >
Generally communication is more effective if you make your goals clear in a natural language (English in the case of this mailing list) first. > #Step one > a <- Sys.time() > b <- paste("Figure_", a, sep = " ") > shape <- as.numeric(a)/100000000 > scale <- as.numeric(a)/10000000000 > #I want to save the file using "b" object (above) as a file name > #However it is saved as b.pdf > pdf("f:/b.pdf") #How to save the file using "b" above? Perhaps: pdf(file=paste0("f:/", b, ".pdf")) > par(mfrow=c(2,1)) > x <- sort(rgamma(100, shape=shape, scale = scale)) > y <- dgamma(x, shape=shape, scale = scale) > par(mfrow=c(2,1)) > plot(x, y, type="l",col="red", lwd=5) > > #Step 2 > Sys.sleep(2) # For Quick results in the model it is one hour > shape <- (as.numeric(Sys.time()))/100000000 > scale <- (as.numeric(Sys.time()))/10000000000 > x <- sort(rgamma(100, shape=shape, scale = scale)) > y <- dgamma(x, shape=shape, scale = scale) > plot(x, y, type="b",col=" dark red", lwd=5) > dev.off() > #Step 3 > Sys.sleep(2) #Again in the model it is one hour # .... "it"? It would help if you explained what "it" is. > #I Want to go back to step 1 to start over again > I think is a measure of my success in training my mind to think functionally that I cannot conceive of how I would use GOTO as a function. (Using `replicate`, I can imagine.) -- David. > > Sincerely, > > Peter Maclean > Department of Economics > UDSM > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > 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. David Winsemius Alameda, CA, USA ______________________________________________ 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.