ff (version 2.2-14)

ffload: Reload ffSaved Datasets

Description

Reload datasets written with the function ffsave or ffsave.image .

Usage

ffload(file, list = character(0L), envir = parent.frame()
, rootpath = NULL, overwrite = FALSE)

Arguments

file

a character string giving the name (without extension) of the .RData and .ffData files to load

list

An optional vector of names selecting those objects to be restored (default NULL restores all)

envir

the environment where the data should be loaded.

rootpath

an optional rootpath where to restore the ff files (default NULL restores in the original location)

overwrite

logical indicating whether possibly existing ff files shall be overwritten

Value

A character vector with the names of the restored ff files

Details

ffinfo can be used to inspect the contents an ffsaved pair of .RData and .ffData files. Argument list can then be used to restore only part of the ffsave.

See Also

load, ffsave, ffinfo, ffdrop