Re: [R] Q: how to interrupt long calculation?

2007-08-30 Thread D. R. Evans
Paul Smith said the following at 08/29/2007 04:32 PM : The instance of R running will be immediately killed and then you can start R again. But then I would lose all the work. There must be some way to merely interrupt the current calculation. Mustn't there?

Re: [R] Q: how to interrupt long calculation?

2007-08-30 Thread Prof Brian Ripley
On Thu, 30 Aug 2007, D. R. Evans wrote: Paul Smith said the following at 08/29/2007 04:32 PM : The instance of R running will be immediately killed and then you can start R again. But then I would lose all the work. There must be some way to merely interrupt the current calculation.

Re: [R] Q: how to interrupt long calculation?

2007-08-30 Thread Horan, Brian
, August 30, 2007 11:56 AM Cc: r-help@stat.math.ethz.ch Subject: Re: [R] Q: how to interrupt long calculation? Paul Smith said the following at 08/29/2007 04:32 PM : The instance of R running will be immediately killed and then you can start R again. But then I would lose all the work. There must

Re: [R] Q: how to interrupt long calculation?

2007-08-30 Thread D. R. Evans
Prof Brian Ripley said the following at 08/30/2007 11:00 AM : On Thu, 30 Aug 2007, D. R. Evans wrote: Paul Smith said the following at 08/29/2007 04:32 PM : The instance of R running will be immediately killed and then you can start R again. But then I would lose all the work. There must

Re: [R] Q: how to interrupt long calculation?

2007-08-30 Thread Prof Brian Ripley
On Thu, 30 Aug 2007, D. R. Evans wrote: Prof Brian Ripley said the following at 08/30/2007 11:00 AM : On Thu, 30 Aug 2007, D. R. Evans wrote: Paul Smith said the following at 08/29/2007 04:32 PM : The instance of R running will be immediately killed and then you can start R again. But

[R] Q: how to interrupt long calculation?

2007-08-29 Thread D. R. Evans
The subject says it all really: I've tried hitting control-C (multiple times), but that doesn't seem to be a reliable way to interrupt a long calculation. What is the right way to interrupt a calculation that has been proceeding for several minutes and shows no sign of finishing soon?

Re: [R] Q: how to interrupt long calculation?

2007-08-29 Thread D. R. Evans
On 29/08/2007, D. R. Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The subject says it all really: I've tried hitting control-C (multiple times), but that doesn't seem to be a reliable way to interrupt a long calculation. What is the right way to interrupt a calculation that has been proceeding for several

Re: [R] Q: how to interrupt long calculation?

2007-08-29 Thread Paul Smith
On 8/29/07, D. R. Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The subject says it all really: I've tried hitting control-C (multiple times), but that doesn't seem to be a reliable way to interrupt a long calculation. What is the right way to interrupt a calculation that has been proceeding for several