[R] Command to input a variable value in real time

[Franklin Bretschneider]

Dear nicholas.wray,


Re:

> Hi  I am sure that there is a command in R which tells the prog to wait until
> you have input a value for a variable, but for the life of me I can't find it.
> Searches on the net only seem to talk about inputting datasets etc, not about
> real time single inputs. I'd be most grateful if anyone could point me in the
> right direction
> 
> Thanks, Nick Wray
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Maybe you need "readline()" in base-R:

> 
> readline {base}	R Documentation
> Read a Line from the Terminal
> 
> Description
> 
> readline reads a line from the terminal (in interactive use).
> 
> Usage
> 
> readline(prompt = "")
> 
> Arguments
> 
> prompt	
> the string printed when prompting the user for input. Should usually end with a space " ".
> 

Best wishes,

Frank
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Franklin Bretschneider
Dept of Biology
Utrecht University
bretschr at xs4all.nl