[R] how to get the GUI directory chooser on Windows?

[Uwe Ligges]

Liaw, Andy wrote:

> Dear R-help,
> 
> Can anyone tell me if it's possible to call up the "directory chooser" (the
> one you get when you click on "File" -> "Change Dir...") in Rgui from the R
> command line?  Seems like file.choose() can't be used to choose a directory.

Looks like there is no R function to do so.

The C level code is in
./src/gnuwin32/rui.c
and
./src/gnuwin32/graphapp/dialogs.c
and friends.

Uwe Ligges


> This is in R-1.8.1 on WinXPPro.
> 
> Any help much appreciated!
> 
> Andy
> 
> 
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