[R] R Help

[William Dunlap]

> I open up the GUI and type setwd("c:/users/jon") and press return. Nothing
> happens

Does "nothing happens" mean that R does not even print "> ", prompting you
to enter more input?  

Did you get such a prompt before typing setwd("...")?

What does typing
   5:2
cause R to do?

Bill Dunlap
TIBCO Software
wdunlap tibco.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: r-help-bounces at r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-project.org] On Behalf
> Of Jon Nash
> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 1:59 AM
> To: r-help at r-project.org
> Subject: [R] R Help
> 
> I have just installed R 3.0.3 on Windows 7.
> 
> I open up the GUI and type setwd("c:/users/jon") and press return. Nothing
> happens, Ive tried manuals, forums etc ...
> 
> An ex-student needs help using this program.  I spent 7 years as an IT
> consultant before becoming a maths teacher so Im better than average with
> IT and I cant get it to do anything at all.  What's up?  Any help greatly
> appreciated.
> 
> Jon
> 
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