[R] Create pdf and postscript files

[Uwe Ligges]

David Hajage wrote:

> Hello,
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> I would like to learn how to create a pdf and a postscript file from an R
> graphic.
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> For example, I tried :
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> plot(1)              # example
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> pdf("H:/Perso/essai.pdf")

You opened a device, say "A".



> postscript("H:/Perso/essai.ps")

You opened another device say "B".

All your plotting will now go into device "B" until you close it by 
dev.off(), then all further plotting goes into device "A" - unless you 
start another device.

Uwe Ligges


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> But the pdf document created is empty.
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> How do these functions work ?
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> Thank you very much.
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> David Hajage
> Interne de santé publique
> Institut Curie
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