It is possible to send a org table to R as a data.frame, which could edit it, add columns, and produce a new data.frame which, with :results value, will be understood by org as an table.
> -----Original Message----- > From: emacs-orgmode-bounces+mec=stowers....@gnu.org [mailto:emacs- > orgmode-bounces+mec=stowers....@gnu.org] On Behalf Of John Kitchin > Sent: Monday, August 03, 2015 3:06 PM > To: Allen S. Rout <a...@ufl.edu> > Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > Subject: Re: [O] orgmode and R? > > I think the question was about using R in table formulas, not just using R in > src-block. > > As far as I know it is possible to use emacs-lisp pretty directly, but not > other > languages in the table formulas. > > Allen S. Rout writes: > > > On 08/03/2015 12:51 PM, Jude DaShiell wrote: > >> Can the orgmode spreadsheet access R either directly or indirectly > >> through maybe babel? If this is possible, do any tutorials exist > >> with some worked examples? I have R and emacs-R-mode installed so I > >> can access R from emacs at least. > >> > > > > Yes. > > > > http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/babel/languages/ob-doc-R.html > > > > is the first hit on "org-mode R" from google. > > > > There is extensive art on the topic. > > > > > > - Allen S. Rout > > -- > Professor John Kitchin > Doherty Hall A207F > Department of Chemical Engineering > Carnegie Mellon University > Pittsburgh, PA 15213 > 412-268-7803 > @johnkitchin > http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu