<< output tempfile.txt dir output scr Is there a better way? >>
No, this is the standard way of loading a directory listing in R:Base. Make sure to use a TEMP table to load the listing in to, so it will be multi-user safe. Alternatively, you could write a plug in, UDF, or Win UDF to return your results in a comma-delimited string (as long as you know you will not go over 4K characters in the result. -- Larry
