It depends on the 'message'. In this case > library(VGAM, warn.conflicts=FALSE) > suppressMessages(library(VGAM))
both work. (How did you manage to miss the first?) In general, it depends on whether the 'message' is a message in the sense of message() or produced some other way. sink() would work, but these are *messages*, so how did you use it? On Tue, 30 Jan 2007, johan Faux wrote: > I would like to turn off all the messages during > library(aPackage) or > require(aPackage) > > I tried different commands: invisible, capture.output, sink but none of them > is working. > > For example, loading VGAM, gives a lot of unnecessary messages: > >> library(VGAM) > > Attaching package: 'VGAM' > > > The following object(s) are masked from package:splines : > > bs > > The following object(s) are masked from package:splines : > > ns > > > The following object(s) are masked from package:boot : > > logit > > The following object(s) are masked from package:boot : > > simplex > > > The following object(s) are masked from package:stats : > > glm > > The following object(s) are masked from package:stats : > > lm > > The following object(s) are masked from package:stats : > > poly > > The following object(s) are masked from package:stats : > > predict.glm > > The following object(s) are masked from package:stats : > > predict.lm > > The following object(s) are masked from package:stats : > > predict.mlm > > > The following object(s) are masked from package:base : > > scale.default > > > > Any hint/help will be appreciated. > > > > > --------------------------------- > Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch 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. > -- Brian D. Ripley, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Professor of Applied Statistics, http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~ripley/ University of Oxford, Tel: +44 1865 272861 (self) 1 South Parks Road, +44 1865 272866 (PA) Oxford OX1 3TG, UK Fax: +44 1865 272595 ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch 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.