Turning RData file into script files

Question

Is there a straightforward way to turn the functions of a .RData file into a normal code file (.R)?

Joshua Ulrich · Accepted Answer · 2010-10-01T00:55:23.177

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Check out ?dump. For example:

newEnv <- new.env()
load("myFunctions.Rdata", newEnv)
dump(c(lsf.str(newEnv)), file="normalCodeFile.R", envir=newEnv)

You may also be interested in ?prompt (which creates documentation files for objects) and / or ?package.skeleton.

edited Oct 01 '10 at 00:55

answered Oct 01 '10 at 00:28

Joshua Ulrich

Great update Joshua. I updated my post to include your solution as well. http://www.r-statistics.com/2010/09/dumping-functions-from-the-global-environment-into-an-r-script-file/ – Tal Galili Oct 02 '10 at 07:07

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 01 '10 at 03:47

3

This recent blog post addresses a basically the same problem:

answered Oct 01 '10 at 03:47

Aaron

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:52

0

There's another solution from another post using sink

sink(file="Function.R")
Function # The object
sink()

edited May 23 '17 at 11:52

Community

answered Jul 31 '14 at 20:25

DeadlyStorm

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