[R] how to set R_GSCMD

Haim Bar hbar at micropat.com
Thu Jan 29 00:18:09 CET 2004


Thanks!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Prof Brian Ripley" <ripley at stats.ox.ac.uk>
To: "Haim Bar" <hbar at micropat.com>
Cc: <r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch>
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 4:03 PM
Subject: Re: [R] how to set R_GSCMD


> On Wed, 28 Jan 2004, Haim Bar wrote:
>
> > I have R installed on a windows box, and I need to get a better
resolution.
>
> A better resolution of what, please?
>
> > I understand I need to set R_GSCMD.  Which file has to contain this
> > variable?
>
> That appears to refer to the bitmap device, and the help says
>
>   the full path to the executable can be set by the environment variable
>   'R_GSCMD'.
>
> Please read the rw-FAQ about how to set an environment variable: it is
> described there.
>
> However, that sets the path and not the resolution, which is an argument.
>
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