[R] Setting working directory interactively within a function

[Berton Gunter]

?setwd
e.g. setwd(file.choose())

BTW, you could have found this on your own via help.search('working
directory') . Base R has quite good docs -- you should try them first.

-- Bert Gunter
Genentech Non-Clinical Statistics
South San Francisco, CA
 
"The business of the statistician is to catalyze the scientific learning
process."  - George E. P. Box
 
 

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch] On Behalf Of Paul Baer
> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 9:56 AM
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> Subject: [R] Setting working directory interactively within a function
> 
> Is there anyway to have a function prompt the user for a working 
> directory, equivalent to file.choose()?
> 
> --Paul
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