Re: [R] How to assign names to global data frames created in a function

On Sep 3, 2013, at 7:19 AM, Matt Strauser wrote: > I have several data frames containing similar data. I'd like to pass these > data frames to a function for processing. The function would create newly > named "global" data frames containing the processed data. I cannot figure > out how to assign

Re: [R] How to assign names to global data frames created in a function

This is FAQ 7.21. The most important part of that FAQ is at the end where it says it is best not to do this and better to use lists. Having a function create (overwrite) objects in the global environment is dangerous and can lead to hard to find bugs. It would be better to have your function ret

Re: [R] How to assign names to global data frames created in a function

13 18 20 14 15  7 14  12 #5 12  5  4  8 13  4 10  2  2  13 A.K. - Original Message - From: Matt Strauser To: r-help@r-project.org Cc: Sent: Tuesday, September 3, 2013 10:19 AM Subject: [R] How to assign names to global data frames created in a function I have several data frames contai

[R] How to assign names to global data frames created in a function

I have several data frames containing similar data. I'd like to pass these data frames to a function for processing. The function would create newly named "global" data frames containing the processed data. I cannot figure out how to assign names to the data frames in Step 1 or Step 2 in the follow