[R] R BATCH problem

[Paul Roebuck]

On Thu, 1 Jul 2004, Andreas Pauling wrote:

> Entering
>
> rows<-as.matrix(c(4,8,12,16,20,24,28,32,36,40,44,48,52,56,60,64,68,72,76,80,84,88,92,96,100,104,108,112,116,120,124,128,132,136,140,144,148,152,156,160,164,168,172,176,180,184,188,192,196,200,204,208,212,216,220,224,228,232,236,240,244,248,252,256,260,264,268,272,276,280,284,288,292,296,300,304,308,312,316,320,324,328,332,336,340,344,348,352,356,360,364,368,372,376,380,384,388,392,396,400,404,408,412,416,420,424,428,432,436,440,444,448,452,456,460,464,468,472,476,480,484,488,492,496,500,504,508,512,516,520,524,528,532,536,540,544,548,552,556,560,564,568,572,576,580,584,588,592,596,600,604,608,612,616,620,624,628,632,636,640,644,648,652,656,660,664,668,672,676,680,684,688,692,696,868,872,876,880,884,888,892,896,900,904,908,912,916,920,924,928,932,936,940,944,948,952,956,960,964,968,972,976,980,984,988,992,996,1000,1004,1008,1012,1016,1020,1024,1028,1032,1036,1040,1044,1048,1052,1056,1060,1064,1068,1072,1076,1080,1084,1088,1092,1096,1100,1104,1108,1112,1116,1120,1124,1128,11!
32,
>  1136,1140,1144,1148,1152,1156,1160,1164,1168,1172,1176,1180,1184,1188,1192,1196,1200,1204,1208,1212,1216,1220))
>
> at the prompt works fine. Also source() works well. However, when
> calling a script that contains just this single command with R
> BATCH <script> the number "1160" is changed to "116+ 0" and this
> results in a syntax error. Why is that and how can it be fixed? I
> use R Version 1.8.1 under Linux SUSE 9.

What happens if you convert to a more compact format?

> rows<-as.matrix(c(seq(4, 696, by = 4),
                    seq(868, 1220, by = 4)))

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SIGSIG -- signature too long (core dumped)