[R] DOS command using "system"

[Uwe Ligges]

jim holtman wrote:

> Why don't you use 'unlink':
> 
> unlink('c:/Program Files/DOSPROGRAM/input.dat')
> 
> If you really want to use 'del', then you have to invoke the command
> processor:
> 
> system('cmd /c del "c:\\Program Files\\DOSPROGRAM\\input.dat"')

See also ?shell

Uwe Ligges

> 
> On 1/26/06, Taka Matzmoto <sell_mirage_ne at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
>>HI R users
>>I have one question for using DOS command through "system"
>>I like to delete a file that is located at C:\Program
>>Files\DOSPROGRAM\input.dat
>>I can use a DOS command "del" on Dos prompt like this
>>
>>C:\Documents and Settings> del "C:\Program Files\DOSPROGRAM\input.dat"
>>
>>to delete input.dat file.
>>
>>When I try to do the same thing on R using "system" command
>>
>>system('del "C:\Program Files\DOSPROGRAM\input.dat"')
>>or
>>system("del "C:\Program Files\DOSPROGRAM\input.dat"")
>>or
>>system(paste("del", "\"C:\\Program Files\\DOSPROGRAM\\input.dat\"",sep="
>>"))
>>
>>All the three system commands did work
>>
>>Could you help me to figure out ?
>>
>>Thanks in advance
>>
>>TM
>>
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