Have the counter function in R ? if we use the software SAS
/*** SAS Code **************************/ data tmp(drop= i); retain seed x 0; do i = 1 to 5; call ranuni(seed,x); output; end; run; data new; counter=_n_; ***** this keyword _n_ ****; set tmp; run; /* _n_ (Automatic variables) are created automatically by the DATA step or by DATA step statements. */ /*** Output ******************************** counter seed x 1 584043288 0.27197 2 935902963 0.43581 3 301879523 0.14057 4 753212598 0.35074 5 1607264573 0.74844 ********************************************/ Have a function like the "_n_" in R ? -- Nash - morri...@ibms.sinica.edu.tw ______________________________________________ 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.