simple<-function() { if(exists("height"))
cat("height exists\n") else cat("height does not exist\n") } foo<-function() { height<-10 simple() } > foo() height does not exist Can somebody please explain why "simple" does not find the "height" variable when I run it? Is there an easy way to make R use scoping rules like python where it searches over all frames to find the value of an symbol? Thanks, Steve Eick [[alternative HTML version deleted]] _______________________________________________ R-sig-Geo mailing list R-sig-Geo@stat.math.ethz.ch https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-geo