[R] is there a formatted output in R?

[Liaw, Andy]

From: Michael
> 
> Thank you for your reminder!
> 
> I think you don't have to tell me to read the document.

I beg to differ.  I'd bet many here do feel you need to read the
documentations more carefully.
 
> I have done that many times already.
> 
> My feeling after reading the "creating package" manual is 
> that my god, this job needs a Computer Science degree to do 
> it. It is way too complicated.

If an amateur like me can do it, I'm quite sure a CS degree is not needed.
How many packages available on CRAN do you think were created by those with
CS degrees?  How many in R Core do you think have CS degrees?

> There should be simpler ways.

There are, and this question has been asked and answered many times over on
this very list.  Please do learn to search the archive, as the posting guide
asks you to.

Andy
 
> Perhaps I don't need a package.
> 
> I just need to be able to call my "clearscreen" function from 
> all of my other scripts...
> 
> Where do I put my "clearscreen" function?
> 
> Is there a command similar to "include" in C++?
> 
> Is there a path management that I can call "clearscreen" 
> function from anywhere as long as its in path?
> 
> 
> On 3/11/06, Gavin Simpson <gavin.simpson at ucl.ac.uk> wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, 2006-03-10 at 22:50 -0800, Michael wrote:
> > > Great! It worked! Thank you so much!
> > >
> > > Now since it worked greatly, how can I put this function 
> into my own
> > library
> > > or package, so later on I can call this function from my other 
> > > scripts?
> > >
> > > Thanks a lot!
> >
> > Michael,
> >
> > Read the two manuals that cover writing functions and preparing
> > *packages* of code, which come with R or get them here:
> >
> > http://cran.r-project.org/manuals.html
> >
> > "An Introduction to R" and "Writing R Extensions",
> >
> > After reading and digesting, if you still have questions then post 
> > them to the list. People here provide their time for free and it is 
> > not much to expect posters to try to help themselves out first - 
> > especially as the developers have gone to such great lengths to 
> > produce quality documentation that explains all of this.
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > G
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 3/10/06, jim holtman <jholtman at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >  The archives had the following in it:
> > > >
> > > >  [R] how to clear screen in R-console?
> > > >
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> > > >  *From*: Gabor Grothendieck
> > 
> <ggrothendieck<ggrothendieck?Subject=Re:%20[R]%20how%20to%20clear%20sc
> > reen%20in%20R-console?>>
> > > >
> > > > *Date*: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 12:36:51 -0500
> > > >
> > > > Here is a version that uses rcom instead of 
> RDCOMClient. This has 
> > > > the advantage that rcom is on CRAN.
> > > >
> > > > cls <- function() {
> > > >         require(rcom)
> > > >         wsh <- comCreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
> > > >         comInvoke(wsh, "SendKeys", "\014")
> > > >         invisible(wsh)
> > > > }
> > > > cls() # test
> > > >
> > > > On 2/17/06, Gabor Grothendieck <ggrothendieck at 
> gmail.com> wrote: 
> > > > *> Here is a translation of Norm Olsen's vbscript code 
> into pure 
> > > > R. * *> This is intended for use with the Windows Rgui 
> interface. 
> > > > *
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >  On 3/10/06, Michael <comtech.usa at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > something like "sprintf" in C?
> > > >
> > > > so I can do:
> > > >
> > > > print(sprintf("the correct result is %3.4f\n", myresult));
> > > >
> > > > -------
> > > >
> > > > Also, I am desperately looking for a "clear console screen"  
> > > > function
> > in
> > > > R...
> > > >
> > > > thanks a lot!
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> > > > --
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> > > > What the problem you are trying to solve?
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