[R] Re: pasting "\" into character strings

[Jim_Garrett@bd.com]

Is it really necessary to use "\"?

On my Windows 2000 system here at work, it appears that the "dos" shell
interprets "/" as "\", even though "\" is the "official" Windows folder
delimiter.  For instance, I can type "C:/Program
Files/R/rw1061/bin/Rgui.exe" (quotes included) and R opens.  Using "/"
would simplify matters, but are there pitfalls?  Do all Windows systems
exhibit this behavior?

Just curious.

Jim Garrett
Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Systems
Baltimore, Maryland, USA


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