[R] filename

[Christoph Buser]

Hi 

the following works for me:

j <- "box"
z <- "plot"

jpeg(file=paste("YOURPATH",j,z,".jpg", sep = ""))
boxplot(rnorm(100))
dev.off()

Regards,

Christoph Buser

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Lars writes:
 > Hey,
 > 
 > I'm generating a .jpeg file for a web application passing parameters to 
 > R via cgi. R gets the parameters by using commandArgs, which are passed 
 > to a variable named j  and z
 > 
 > j<-commandArgs()[3]
 > z<-commandArgs()[4]
 > 
 > Later I want to use the characters strings of the argument which the 
 > variables are holding for my filename, e.g.:
 > 
 > jpeg(file="d:/data/images/jz.jpeg",...)
 > 
 > i tried to use paste and as.character, but neither worked out the way i 
 > want it to.
 > 
 > thanks for any advice, Lars Claussen
 > 
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