Thanks Brian for your help. > > I used sink() a lot under linux with no problems. > > > > Under windows 2000 & using R 1.5.1, I do the following: > > - use sink() to direct ouput to a file > > - use sink() again to direct output to screen > > - print the file (to a network printer) > > How do you print it? (I tested this with "foo.txt", right-click to > print which uses Notepad. I open the file under Notepad and select print. The job appears in the print queue (spooled).
> Under current R, of course: I > don't have such > an old version around.) I don't have the proper privileges to install software on this machine so it is difficult for me to update very often. > > PROBLEM: the file stays spooled infinitely at the printer. > Sometimes the > > spooling gets translated into a printer error. The only way > to get any > > printing working again is to shutdown and restart (not even > a reboot helps!) > > > > Am I misusing sink() under windows? > > No. This is just a file that you can send to the printer: > the problem > appears to be in your print system. This problem only arises after using sink() in R. > > I checked the R bugs archive and did not see this one listed. > > It's for bugs in R, so unsurprisingly does not cover Windows printing. The bug would be that R's sink() function screws up Windows's printing somehow... Bill Simpson ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
