[R] R for Windows: Is there a function/package that enables Win32 API Calls?
I am looking for a means to call Win32 API calls from R for Windows. Is that possible? Thanks. [[alternative HTML version deleted]] __ R-help@r-project.org 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.
Re: [R] R for Windows: Is there a function/package that enables Win32 API Calls?
Wouldn't that be possbile to do through the ?system function? Contact Details:--- Contact me: tal.gal...@gmail.com | 972-52-7275845 Read me: www.talgalili.com (Hebrew) | www.biostatistics.co.il (Hebrew) | www.r-statistics.com (English) -- On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 9:45 PM, Ajay Askoolum aa2e...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: I am looking for a means to call Win32 API calls from R for Windows. Is that possible? Thanks. [[alternative HTML version deleted]] __ R-help@r-project.org 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. [[alternative HTML version deleted]] __ R-help@r-project.org 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.
Re: [R] R for Windows: Is there a function/package that enables Win32 API Calls?
As far as I can see, R's system, shell etc. functions either call/launch functionality in the core operating system (COMMAND.COM) or free standing exes. Win32 APIs are buried inside operating system synamic link libraries (DLLs) and can be called by other languages. An example is: Function PathFileExists Lib shlwapi.dll Alias PathFileExistsA (ByVal pszPath As String) As Long Here, the API is PathFileExists, which is found in SHWAPI.DLL; it requires a characer argument that is either the name of a file or directory and returns TRUE if it exists or FALSE if it doesn't. A number of these APIs are available in R builtin functions but there are others that aren't. I asked the question because if there is a way in R to call these APIs. a great deal of time can be saved. [[alternative HTML version deleted]] __ R-help@r-project.org 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.
Re: [R] R for Windows: Is there a function/package that enables Win32 API Calls?
On 12-01-16 2:45 PM, Ajay Askoolum wrote: I am looking for a means to call Win32 API calls from R for Windows. Is that possible? Just write the call in C, and call your C code from R, using .C() or .Call() (depending on what you need to pass to it). Generally .C() is easier, but .Call() is faster and more flexible. Duncan Murdoch __ R-help@r-project.org 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.
