How to assign from a function with multiple outputs? [duplicate]

Answer 1

I found list2env ideal for what you're describing; the trickiest bit, for me, was working out what to give for the env parameter:

f=function(){
    list(a=1,b="my string")
}

ret=f()
list2env(ret,env=environment())
#a=ret$a;b=ret$b    #Same as previous line

print(a);print(b)   #1  and "my string"