[R] raw input prompt

[Bert Gunter]

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On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 11:29 AM, J Toll <jctoll at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 1:01 PM, meatloafthefrog
> <meatloafthefrog at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I want a prompt that asks the user for the file name of the table,
>> the response to which will be the name of the table in R.
>>
>> So I did something like:
>>
>> file_name = function()                                         #This
>> function, when called up, prompts the user to enter the file name.
>> {
>> readline("Enter name of csv file: ")
>> }
>> filename = file_name()
>
> For what you're trying to do, consider simplifying to:
>
> filename <- readline(file.choose())
>
> HTH
>
> James
>

or even simpler, do it all in one go:

mydata <- read.csv(file.choose() )

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