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risks of using setwd() in a script?

I've heard it said that it is bad practice to use setwd() in a script. What are the risks/dangers associated with it? What are better alternatives?
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How to set the current file location as the default working directory in R programming?

I want to make the current file location as the working directory. Using Rstudio (Works!): # Author : Bhishan Poudel # Program : writehere.r # Source : Rscript writehere.r # set working directory here this.dir <- dirname(parent.frame(2)$ofile)…
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Is it possible to define a cross-platform working directory for R?

I am teaching R tutorials in person w/ a large number of undergraduate R novices. I am also trying to format my notes on RPubs so that they can easily be used by other people. Nothing derails things faster than people mis-specifying working…
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"Error in setwd(dir): cannot change working directory"

Trying to run a function where I set the directory to wherever is specified in the arguments. However every time I do, I get the error message: "Error in setwd(dir): cannot change working directory" This happens even if I've already changed the wd…
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What is the philosophy behind the workspaces in R?

When I start R session from some directory, R automatically loads the corresponding workspace (if it exists). After I finish to work in this workspace I can decide if I want to modify (save) the current workspace. This logic is simple and…
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Setting working directory through a function

I am new to R. I am facing trouble setting my working directory through a function. This is what I have tried: myfunction<-function(directory) { setwd(paste(getwd(),("/directory")) } When I run myfunction("name") It gives error:cannot…
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Opening Rdata file on R

I have some trouble to open Rdata files on Rstudio. I tried different directory. I tried the load() function. I set up the file pathway with setwd(). I made sure that the file pathway did not contain spaces or accent or particular character in it. I…
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How to save files from Rstudio AMI EC2 on my local computer

I have installed Rstudio server Amazon EC2. It works fine, but I can't understand how to save files on my local computer... In example, x=5 write.csv(x,file="x.csv") getwd() [1] "/home/rstudio" I can see the file in my working directory, but I…
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How to open next folder in working directory for only one file?

I have a working directory setwd("C:/User/WorkDirectory") I have files in the working directory "File 1.csv", "File 2.csv", "File 3.csv", "Folder 1" I have no problem accessing the 3 files df1<-read.csv("File 1.csv",check.names=FALSE) However i…
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Read a file in R without changing the working directory

How can others who run my R program read a file(eg: csv) used in my R code without having to change the working directory in setwd()?
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Error setwd() "cannot change working directory"

I get "cannot change working directory" error when I try to set up my working directory: setwd("C:\Users\alimo\Desktop\DataVisualizationwithggplot2.R") *Error: '\U' used without hex digits in character string starting ""C:\U"* then I did…
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Automatically Set Working Directory to Currently Opened Folder in R

Is it possible in R to set the working directory to a currently opened folder automatically? Example: Let's assume that I have currently opened the folder example_dir on my computer. Now, I want to run some R code to set this folder as my working…
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Setting a working directory: "Error in setwd: cannot change working directory" under "C:/Documents and Settings/..."

I was wondering why it won't let me change my working directory. I keep seeing this error: Error in setwd(dataDir) : cannot change working directory This is my code: dataDir <- "C:/Documents and Settings/My Documents/R/" setwd(dataDir)
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setwd error: directories within directories

Sorry this is long, but I'm a novice and want to be specific. I have varied numbers of dataframes within a set of directories, within a set of directories. (That's 60 inner directories, hence I'm attempting to automate this.) My goal is to list and…
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R: setwd delay when using file.choose

So what im doing is making my browse button so that when i click on them bring the user straight to the directory that i want them to save their file in or look for their file. For example setwd("C:\\Users\\Eric\\Desktop\\Program\\graphs") #set…
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