You can try: system("command", show.output.on.console=TRUE)
On 24/01/07, Darren Obbard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > Any help on the following would be much appreciated > > I wish to capture the output (currently going to console) from an > external executable. > > The executable is successfully run using > > system("program -switch ") > > and the output printed to the DOS console. > > How do I capture this output? I have tried redirecting the output to a > text file, and then reading this in > > system("program -switch > textfile.txt") > data<-scan("textfile.txt") > > But this does not seem to work (the textfile.txt is not written). It > does however work if I invoke the console to be permanent > > system("cmd /K program -switch > textfile.txt") > data<-scan("textfile.txt") > > Unfortunately, this leaves me with an open console window I have to > close manually. > > Is there a way of doing this (under windows) using system( ) or some > other command? It appears that pipe( ) may do it, but I cannot > understand the documentation. > > An example of the appropriate syntax would be an enormous help. > > Thanks in advance, > > Darren > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > > Darren Obbard > Institute of Evolutionary Biology > Ashworth Labs > Kings Buildings > University of Edinburgh, UK > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > -- Henrique Dallazuanna [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.