Re: [Gretl-users] graphs with R from within gretl?

On Mon, 4 Aug 2008, John C Frain wrote: Th scoop is that (a) the postscript() function lives in the grDevices package, not graphics; and (b) grDevices is among the standard packages loaded by R by default, but this doesn't happen until _after_ the init file (RPROFILE) has been processed. The mechanism used by gretl for starting R is: write a suitable ad hoc init file; set the RPROFILE variable so this init file is read; and, at the end of the init file, "source()" any specific commands. So those commands get executed before the standard packages are loaded. There are 3 possible fixes: 1. Insert "require(grDevices)" before calling postscript(). 2. Call the function as grDevices::postscript() 3. Change gretl's R-startup, so that instead of using source() for the user-specific commands we call "R -f" with the name of the file containing the commands. In this way, the standard packages will get loaded before the user-commands are executed. This is a general solution, but only for non-interactive use. Allin.