R help - Sep 2005 - Running DOS command prompt from R 2.0.1 Windows?

I am trying to use R (windows version 2.0.1) to manage runs of a program
that is run from a DOS command prompt.  Is R able to call a DOS prompt?  I
am hoping that there is something analogous to the "spawn" command in
IDL,
but I can't see to find any help in the R archives...

Thanks very much,

Toby

Mr Toby Daniel Ahrens wrote:
> I am trying to use R (windows version 2.0.1) to manage runs of a program
> that is run from a DOS command prompt.  Is R able to call a DOS prompt?  I
> am hoping that there is something analogous to the "spawn"
command in IDL,
> but I can't see to find any help in the R archives...
> 
> Thanks very much,
> 
> Toby
Yes, e.g. system("cmd") to get a "DOS" prompt. See ?system
or ?shell for
details. You may consider to use wait=FALSE if you want a non-modal 
behavior.

HTH Thomas P.