R help - Sep 2009 - call for input

Hi,

is there a way to make a call for an input at some point of a  
process ..?

I don't know how to describe it well ...


like;


please enter your first name:
 >


and then, what is typed in should be saved into a variable.

Hi,

On Sep 14, 2009, at 11:48 AM, Martin Batholdy wrote:
> Hi,
>
> is there a way to make a call for an input at some point of a  
> process ..?
>
> I don't know how to describe it well ...
>
>
> like;
>
>
> please enter your first name:
> >
>
>
> and then, what is typed in should be saved into a variable.
See: ?readline

-steve

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Martin Batholdy wrote:
> Hi,
>
> is there a way to make a call for an input at some point of a process ..?
>
> I don't know how to describe it well ...
>
>
> like;
>
>
> please enter your first name:
> >
>
>
> and then, what is typed in should be saved into a variable.
>
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Hi,

Look at the readline() function.

cheers,
Paul

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