Yes, save does not check if the connection is
a) open for
b) binary
c) writes.
Three missing checks: file = pipe("cat >see", "wb") has a chance of
working.
On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> This may be known, but if it is not, maybe it is helpful.
> h<- 1:1000; save(h, file=pipe(">see"));
> causes a Segmentation fault on my system. The more sensible save(h,
> file=pipe("cat >see")) hangs. I obviously have everything wrong here,
> my point is only about suggesting a better error trapping somewhere.
--
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