[R] asking the user for data

[Chuck Cleland]

library(sm)
 > z <- ask(message="Please enter the z value for")
Please enter the z value for: 1.96
 > z
[1] 1.96

   I found this using RSiteSearch("ask", restrict="functions") .

Iain Gallagher wrote:
> Hello everyone.
> 
> How do I get R to ask users for data to be entered? Specifically I want 
> to ask for a z score to be entered (the user would look this up in a 
> table) and then use the entered data to compute a Dunn's post-hoc test 
> (post kruskal.test).
> 
> I've tried the "ask" function but it's not recognised - maybe I don't 
> have to appropriate libary installed. A pointer to the right one would 
> be appreciated.
> 
> e.g  >z <-ask(message="Please enter the z value for" x)
> 
> Any help would be gratefully received.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Iain Gallagher
> Institiute for Infection and Immunology Research
> Edinburgh University
> 
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