.BG
.FN dput
.FN dget
.TL
Write a Text Representation of an S Object
.CS
dput(x, file)
dget(file)
.AG x
any S object.
Missing values (`NA's) are allowed.
.AG file
character string giving the file name where the data
structure is to be stored and later retrieved.
.RT
the object `x'.
.SE
`dput' writes an
.Sc ASCII
version of the object onto the file.  In particular, this
file is suitable for moving between computers.
The function `dget' re-creates the object from `file'.
.SA
`dump' and `restore'.
.SH WARNING
The exact format of the object on the file is subject to change.
You should regard these files as
.Sc ASCII
versions of assignments.
.PP
Note also that exact equality of read-in numeric data cannot be guaranteed
across machines.
.EX
dput(abc, "oldabc") # store abc on file oldabc
def <- dget("oldabc")  # read back in
.KW data
.KW print
.KW file
.WR
