[R] using R under windows

[Adam Gehr]

The following seems to work in Windows 98--I don't know about 2000.
Use my computer to open a directory.
click "view" then "folder options" and go to the "view" tab
uncheck "hide file extensions for known file types"
click reset all folders
answer yes when it asks you if you really want to do that
click ok

Reversing this (checking the "hide file extensions...") seems to produce
the problem you describe and unchecking it seems to cure it. If you can't
find that box immediately on opening the view tab, click on the folders to
open them.

On Thu, 21 Nov 2002, Simpson, William wrote:

> Thanks for all the helpful replies both to the list and emailed directly to
> me.
> 
> Several people blamed Notepad (I am looking at alternative suggested
> editors) for tacking ".txt" onto filenames. However I experience this
> problem with every other sort of file:
> .pdf
> .doc
> .ps
> .rtf
> 
> I have turned off the hidden names stuff as instructed in the file browser.
> Doesn't seem to change anything. "file.pdf" is still shown as "file". I have
> to guess from the icon that the real filename is "file" + ".pdf". Or if it
> is a big W[ord] icon I have to guess that the filename is "file" + ".doc"
> (though sometimes maybe it's really + ".rtf" or ".txt")
> Maybe from now on the problem won't happen--just previously saved files
> still have the hidden extensions.
> 
> In general it seems that I am not allowed to use extensions because windows
> reserves the right to do that itself (something like the Mac's resource
> fork). Else I need to play guessing games about filenames.
> 
> I know this is not R-specific but I am getting helpful R-specific advice
> (e.g. WinEdt and JEdit R stuff). Thanks again for all the help. Looks like I
> may have to dual boot linux because there is no solution to the windows file
> extension fiddling.
> 
> Bill
> 
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