box_source function

Source R code from a Box file

Note : please use this function with extreme caution, as it is possible for the contents of a Box file to change without your knowledge.

This function downloads a file from Box, then runs its contents, as R code, using source().

box_source(file_id, local = globalenv(), ...)

Arguments

• file_id: numeric or character, file ID at Box.
• local: TRUE, FALSE or an environment, determining where the parsed expressions are evaluated. FALSE (the default) corresponds to the user's workspace (the global environment) and TRUE to the environment from which source is called.
• ...: Other arguments passed to source().

Returns

Object returned by source(), called for side-effect of modifying an environment.

See Also

box_dl(), box_save(), box_read()