That is exactly what the code does.

On 4/3/07, projection83 <mkurowski@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> I dont know if thats what i want (its not working like i want).  I would
> like
> to have R pause, wait for a user input of a number, then store that number
> as a variable to use in the next calculation it does...
> Or should the below do that?
>
>
> jim holtman wrote:
> >
> > what you want is:
> >
> > defineSamples<- function()
> >        {
> >              readline("enter the number of groups: ")
> >        }
> >
> > ANSWER <- defineSamples()
> >
> >
> >
> > On 4/1/07, projection83 <mkurowski@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi there, this is a very easy question, i just cant seem to find a
> >> straight
> >> answer- i need this one thing, then i can finish my project for this
> >> term.
> >>
> >> I am making an interactive application with R where I get the user to
> >> input
> >> numbers that the program then uses in the analysis.  I have figured out
> a
> >> lot of stuff, yet this is somehow hard to find the answer to:
> >> #--------------------------------------------------
> >> defineSamples<- function()
> >>        {
> >>              ANSWER<-numeric()
> >>              ANSWER<-readline("enter the number of groups: ")
> >>        }
> >>
> >> runit()
> >>
> >> ANSWER # this does not hold the value the user inputs
> >> #-------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >> If I then see what ANSWER is storing it says "numeric(0)", how do I get
> >> this
> >> to store whatever number the user inputs (and am i going to have to
> >> convert
> >> from a string to a number???
> >>
> >> THANKs for any help!
> >> --
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> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Jim Holtman
> > Cincinnati, OH
> > +1 513 646 9390
> >
> > What is the problem you are trying to solve?
> >
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-- 
Jim Holtman
Cincinnati, OH
+1 513 646 9390

What is the problem you are trying to solve?

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