And this is all in the FAQ. -thomas
On Thu, 19 Aug 2004, Adaikalavan Ramasamy wrote: > assign("dat", get(paste("dat", no, sep=""))) > > or simply > > dat <- get(paste("dat", no, sep="")) > > > On Thu, 2004-08-19 at 15:15, Gudrun Jonasdottir wrote: > > Dear R-Help list, > > > > I have a problem with convertions of strings. I want to use the function > > "paste()" to create an object name and then use that character string to > > call on that object. So, for example: > > > > dat99 <- matrix(rbind(1,1,2),3,3) > > no <- 99 > > dat <- paste("dat",no,sep="") > > dat > > [1] "dat99" > > > > What should I do to get the output > > > > dat > > [,1] [,2] [,3] > > [1,] 1 1 1 > > [2,] 1 1 1 > > [3,] 2 2 2 > > > > Cheers, > > Gudrun > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > Thomas Lumley Assoc. Professor, Biostatistics [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Washington, Seattle ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html