Why do you use save()? Can't you write out data frame(s) with your variables in a .txt or a .csv file and then read in just the variable names?
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 5:12 AM, Benno Pütz <pu...@mpipsykl.mpg.de> wrote: > > Am 21.Apr.2009 um 19:16 schrieb Dimitri Liakhovitski: > > Can't you just read in the very first line of the file (that contains > names)? > Dimitri > > 2009/4/21 Benno Pütz <pu...@mpipsykl.mpg.de>: > > Is there a way of listing the variables contained in a file created > > with the save() command other than load()ing the file? > > I have a couple of rather larger files that I would rather not load ... > > > > > As save() writes a binary (and by default compressed) format that is not > directly possible - at least I haven't figured out how. That is why I > addressed the list with my question. > Also save allows a list of variables to be included in one file. > Benno -- Dimitri Liakhovitski MarketTools, Inc. dimitri.liakhovit...@markettools.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.
