[R] Opening Another Application in R Then Hangs

[David Winsemius]

This list is not the recommended location for support of that Windows 
only package. The URL in the DESCRIPTION file has this to advise:

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      This package doesn't work on my computer! How can I make it work?

Open aGitHub <https://github.com/ChiHangChen/KeyboardSimulator>issue and 
let us know what version of Windows you are using and what keyboard and 
mouse hardware you have connected.

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-- David.

On 7/5/20 3:16 PM, Sparks, John wrote:
> Hi Jeff,
>
> Greatly appreciate your reply, but I don't quite understand it.
>
> Perhaps I should give a little more detail.
>
> For this example, I want to open notepad, then go to notepad and type something in.  So the program
>
> library(KeyboardSimulator)
> setwd("C:/Users/JSparks/AppData/Roaming/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/Programs/Accessories")
> system2("Notepad",invisible=FALSE)
> mouse.move(2423,236)
> mouse.click()
> keybd.type_string("Hello world!")
>
> would do this, but it does not advance passed the system2 command.
>
> Best wishes,
> --JJS
>
> ________________________________
> From: Jeff Newmiller <jdnewmil using dcn.davis.ca.us>
> Sent: Sunday, July 5, 2020 5:08 PM
> To: r-help using r-project.org <r-help using r-project.org>; Sparks, John <jspark4 using uic.edu>; R-help <r-help using r-project.org>
> Subject: Re: [R] Opening Another Application in R Then Hangs
>
> Exit the application you started?
>
> On July 5, 2020 3:06:52 PM PDT, "Sparks, John" <jspark4 using uic.edu> wrote:
>> Hi R Helpers,
>>
>> I am trying to open another application from within R and then work
>> with it.
>>
>> I can get the application to open, but R then hangs at that point
>> (spinning blue circle in the middle of the screen) and my subsequent
>> programming does not execute.
>>
>> Does anybody know how to get R to unlock?
>>
>> I am using Windows 10 and R4.0.
>>
>> The example below freezes R on my machine.
>>
>> Any guidance appreciated.  Thanks.
>> --John Sparks
>>
>> setwd("C:/Users/JSparks/AppData/Roaming/Microsoft/Windows/Start
>> Menu/Programs/Accessories")
>> system2("Notepad",invisible=FALSE)
>>
>>
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