[R] how to use # in a rd doc in url address

[Patrick Giraudoux]

Patrick Giraudoux a écrit :
> Duncan Murdoch a écrit :
>> On 11/11/2009 12:15 PM, Patrick Giraudoux wrote:
>>> I am writing a rd doc, and need to use "#" in a url adress. This 
>>> would make:
>>>
>>> \url{http://www.xxxx.org/myfolder/#myanchor}
>>
>> That should work.
>>
>>> Of course, I suppose this will not work because # is a special 
>>> character starting a comment line in the rd dialect. 
>>
>> That's not correct.  # is only special in R code, and with \url{} the 
>> text is considered as verbatim text, i.e. only \, %, { and } are 
>> special.
>>
>>  I did not found a similar
>>> example in "Writing R exentions". I am not sure bout using \dQuote{a 
>>> quotation}), and use \sQuote and \dQuote correctly. Does anyone know 
>>> how to get the thing right ?
>>
>> I don't understand this question.
>>
>
> You answered it above... There is no reason for using special 
> "quotation" considering your reminder: "with \url{} the text is 
> considered as verbatim text"
>
> Thanks for the focus,
>
> Best,
>
> Patrick
>

Yes, can confirmed it works perfect without any complication... Good 
lesson. Being used to prepare oneself to the worst, one over-anticipates 
it, but occasionally  it does not happen

Cheers,

Patrick