[R] Opening Another Application in R Then Hangs

[Abby Spurdle]

shell ("Notepad", wait=FALSE)

On Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 10:07 AM Sparks, John <jspark4 using uic.edu> wrote:
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> Hi R Helpers,
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> I am trying to open another application from within R and then work with it.
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> I can get the application to open, but R then hangs at that point (spinning blue circle in the middle of the screen) and my subsequent programming does not execute.
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> Does anybody know how to get R to unlock?
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> I am using Windows 10 and R4.0.
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> The example below freezes R on my machine.
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> Any guidance appreciated.  Thanks.
> --John Sparks
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> setwd("C:/Users/JSparks/AppData/Roaming/Microsoft/Windows/Start Menu/Programs/Accessories")
> system2("Notepad",invisible=FALSE)
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