AW: [R-gui] Interfaces between GUIs and R

[TB]

Byron,

> My question: Is there any interest in developing a general kernel 
> interaction protocol for R GUIs? This would most likely include the 
> following:
> 	* Representation of data objects
> 	* Execution of R statements
> 	* Returning graphics of the kernel link
> 	* ???

If working on Windows, maybe there already is what you have mentioned:

a COM server for R on http://cran.r-project.org/ in section "Other" (sorry,
can't provide the concrete URL, can't reach CRAN at the monent)

Even for non-windows platforms there are some alternatives available:

http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/Conferences/DSC-2003/Drafts/Urbanek.txt

and there's also an R/soap interface available.

Best,
Thomas