[R] changing dir to network drive in Rgui caused crash ( 1.7.0)

[Uwe Ligges]

Liaw, Andy wrote:
> Uwe & Marc,
> 
> Adding the --vanilla flag doesn't help.  Actually, the crash happens if I
> browse to a folder on a mapped drive.  I.e., if I type in "q:\Andy" in the
> text box, it works, but if I try to browse to Q:\Andy and then click on OK,
> that's when it crashes.


OK, confirmed. Happens TODAY with ANY drive (local ones as well) on my 
machine. Can you file a bug report, please [so we will also move any 
discussion to R-devel]. Thanks!
Strange thing: I was not able to reproduce it a few days ago.....

Uwe Ligges


> Andy
> 
> 
>>From: Uwe Ligges [mailto:ligges at statistik.uni-dortmund.de]
>>
>>Marc Schwartz wrote:
>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch 
>>>>[mailto:r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch] On Behalf Of Liaw, Andy
>>>>Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 7:26 PM
>>>>To: 'R-help at stat.math.ethz.ch'
>>>>Subject: [R] changing dir to network drive in Rgui caused crash
>>>
>>>(1.7.0)
>>>
>>>
>>>>Dear R-help,
>>>>
>>>>Has anyone experienced similar problem?  On WinNT4(sp6), 
>>>>running Rgui from 1.7.0, when try to change directory to some 
>>>>network drive using the "File / Change dir..." menu, Rgui gets 
>>>>a visit by Dr. Watson.  If I first change dir to a local 
>>>>drive, then again to a network drive, it works fine.  It also 
>>>>works fine with setwd() from the command prompt.
>>>>
>>>>Best,
>>>>Andy
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>It does not happen on WinXP Pro using 1.7.0, whether I explicitly
>>>enter the network path (ie. \\ServerName\Drive\Folder) in the dialog
>>>or browse to it. 
>>
>>Works as well on my WinNT4.0 (SP6) installation, starting "as is" and 
>>with "rgui --vanilla". Does the latter configuration still 
>>produce the 
>>crash for you, Andy?
>>
>>Uwe Ligges
>>
>>
>>
>>>Are you using a mapped network drive (ie. 'M:') or a 
>>
>>non-mapped target
>>
>>>path?