[R] rterm user command line input

[Mikkel Grum]

In order to get user input when running a batch file with Rterm in
Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, I have been using the R script
below with R-2.8.1 and earlier. This opens a command line window with
the statement "Please enter the ID:" and feeds the users response into
the variable 'id'.

conout <- file('CONOUT$', 'w')
conin <- file('CONIN$', 'r')
cat('Please enter the ID: ', file = conout)
flush(conout)
id <- readLines(conin, 1)
flush(conin)
...

When I upgraded to R-2.10.0 it no longer worked. I cannot from the
NEWS files see what changed and much less what might work? Any ideas?


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