Could you please paste the exact code you are using? (the one with the pdf and dev.off, outside the loop )
----------------Contact Details:------------------------------------------------------- Contact me: tal.gal...@gmail.com | 972-52-7275845 Read me: www.talgalili.com (Hebrew) | www.biostatistics.co.il (Hebrew) | www.r-statistics.com (English) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 4:53 PM, <n...@aleblanc.cotse.net> wrote: > David Winsemius <dwinsem...@comcast.net> writes: > > > On Oct 22, 2010, at 12:50 PM, <n...@aleblanc.cotse.net> wrote: > > > >> Tal Galili <tal.gal...@gmail.com> writes: > >> > >>> I suspect that using "dev.copy2eps" Is not going to help you here. > >>> > >>> Please try again using: > >>> > >>> pdf(...) # Check: ?pdf > >>> for(i in something) > >>> { > >>> plot(things) > >>> } > >>> dev.off() > >>> > >>> But give pdf() the file path. > >>> Make sure you can make it work with simple plots. then check it on > >>> your > >>> situation, and let us know if it works :) > >>> (I had it work with very heavy plots - so I trust it will work for > >>> you) > >>> > >>> (p.s: please keep cc'ing the r-help list so others will know the > >>> stage of your > >>> problem, in case others would like to add more help :) ) > >>> > >>> Cheers, > >>> Tal > >>> > >> > >> The problem is that the filename changes with each iteration of the > >> loop, so I need to > >> save the graph inside the loop. > >> I tried this: > >> > >> for(...) > >> { > >> ... > >> pdf(...) > >> barplot(...) > >> } > >> > >> but I just got a load of empty graphs. > > > > Because you failed to follow Ted directions to use dev.off() > > > > pdf() just opens the file for writing, dev.off() executes the writing > > and closes properly. > > > > -- > > David. > I just tried with dev.off() but still the same problem. > I tried with pdf() and dev.off() inside the loop, and with them outside > (pdf before the loop, > and dev.off after). Same results each time: an empty pdf file. > I am using R version 2.11.1 if this makes any difference. > -- > aleblanc > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ 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.