c() in Mac does not work

[E Kim]

I recently changed to Mac OS X 10.7.3 from Windows and this simple function
is giving errors.

> c(4,7,7)
Error in c(4, 7, 7) : unused argument(s) (7)

> c(1,7:9)

Error in d[i, ] : incorrect number of dimensions


> c(1:5, 10.5, "next")
Error in c(1:5, 10.5, "next") : unused argument(s) ("next")

> c(1,2)

Error in d[i, ] : incorrect number of dimensions



I removed R and reinstalled, but I get the same problem.

Could you please help?


Thank you.

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[Joshua Wiley-2]

Hi,

My best guess is that the c() you want to be calling is not the c()
you are calling.  This can happen if it is masked by a function
definition in you global environment or in a package you load.  What
happens when you type:

c

at the console?  Also, from one of your sessions where it , c(), does
not behave as you expect, can you report the output of:

sessionInfo()

as the posting guide requests?

Cheers,

Josh

On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 2:17 PM, E Kim <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I recently changed to Mac OS X 10.7.3 from Windows and this simple function
> is giving errors.
>
>> c(4,7,7)
> Error in c(4, 7, 7) : unused argument(s) (7)
>
>> c(1,7:9)
>
> Error in d[i, ] : incorrect number of dimensions
>
>
>> c(1:5, 10.5, "next")
> Error in c(1:5, 10.5, "next") : unused argument(s) ("next")
>
>> c(1,2)
>
> Error in d[i, ] : incorrect number of dimensions
>
>
>
> I removed R and reinstalled, but I get the same problem.
>
> Could you please help?
>
>
> Thank you.
>
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>
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--
Joshua Wiley
Ph.D. Student, Health Psychology
Programmer Analyst II, Statistical Consulting Group
University of California, Los Angeles
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[Michael Weylandt]

My guess is that somewhere you've accidentally redefined "c" to be
another function. Try this:

Open the Terminal and type

R --vanilla

this will start R totally clean and then try

c(4,7,7)

c(1, 7:9)

I bet your issues go away. If that's the case, you can probably fix
things by clearing your old R session (which is probably being
auto-loaded each time) or by simply trying

rm(c)

to delete whatever you called c which overrode (is that the right
spelling?) the "real" c()

Hope this helps,
Michael

On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 5:17 PM, E Kim <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I recently changed to Mac OS X 10.7.3 from Windows and this simple function
> is giving errors.
>
>> c(4,7,7)
> Error in c(4, 7, 7) : unused argument(s) (7)
>
>> c(1,7:9)
>
> Error in d[i, ] : incorrect number of dimensions
>
>
>> c(1:5, 10.5, "next")
> Error in c(1:5, 10.5, "next") : unused argument(s) ("next")
>
>> c(1,2)
>
> Error in d[i, ] : incorrect number of dimensions
>
>
>
> I removed R and reinstalled, but I get the same problem.
>
> Could you please help?
>
>
> Thank you.
>
>        [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
>
> ______________________________________________
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> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.

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[Richard M. Heiberger]

almost certainly you restored an old workspace with a conflicting
definition of the c function.

type

c

to confirm,

also type

conflicts(detail=TRUE)

The repair is to remove the conflicting definition

rm(c)


The long term solution is to adopt the recommended practice of not saving
your workspace at
the end of an R session.  When R asks about saving when you type q(), say
no.

You can get rid of the .RData you have by finding out what directory it is
in with
getwd()

and then closing R and removing the .RData from outside R.



On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 5:17 PM, E Kim <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I recently changed to Mac OS X 10.7.3 from Windows and this simple function
> is giving errors.
>
> > c(4,7,7)
> Error in c(4, 7, 7) : unused argument(s) (7)
>
> > c(1,7:9)
>
> Error in d[i, ] : incorrect number of dimensions
>
>
> > c(1:5, 10.5, "next")
> Error in c(1:5, 10.5, "next") : unused argument(s) ("next")
>
> > c(1,2)
>
> Error in d[i, ] : incorrect number of dimensions
>
>
>
> I removed R and reinstalled, but I get the same problem.
>
> Could you please help?
>
>
> Thank you.
>
>        [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
>
> ______________________________________________
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> PLEASE do read the posting guide
> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html<http://www.r-project.org/posting-guide.html>
> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
>

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