[R] R editor vs. Tinn-R

[Martin Becker]

Farrel Buchinsky wrote:
> Have you used Tinn-R and what landmines await the inexperienced?
>
>   

Depending on which button you press in Tinn-R, the clipboard is used to 
transfer the commands to R, so sometimes you can't rely on the previous 
contents of the clipboard while using Tinn-R. If you use the 
"(source)"-versions of the buttons, the content of the clipboard should 
be preserved.

Regards,
  Martin

> I could not understand why a script that used to work stopped working.
> Look at these two scenarios
> I opened an excel spreadsheet and copied several cells to the clipboard
> Then Scenario 1
> Executed from Tinn-R
>   
>> prelim<-read.delim("clipboard")
>> str(prelim)
>>     
> 'data.frame':   0 obs. of  1 variable:
>  $ prelim..read.delim.clipboard.: logi
>
> Scenario 2
> Executed from R editor
>   
>> prelim<-read.delim("clipboard")
>> str(prelim)
>>     
> 'data.frame':   18 obs. of  13 variables:
>
>