R help - Jun 2006 - Running executable files from R

Hello fellow R's,

I apologize if this question was answer elsewhere.  I have an executable 
file that I need to run from R.  Basically I want to use R to create the 
input files this executable requires, then run it, and finally use R 
again to analyze the output files.  Because I have to do this many times 
I'd like to have the R code call the executable file after the input 
files are ready.  Is there an easy way to have R run an .exe file?
Thanks for any help,

Julian

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Julian M. Burgos

Fisheries Acoustics Research Lab
School of Aquatic and Fishery Science
University of Washington

1122 NE Boat Street
Seattle, WA  98105 

Phone: 206-221-6864

Julian Burgos wrote:
> Hello fellow R's,
> 
> I apologize if this question was answer elsewhere.  I have an executable 
> file that I need to run from R.  Basically I want to use R to create the 
> input files this executable requires, then run it, and finally use R 
> again to analyze the output files.  Because I have to do this many times 
> I'd like to have the R code call the executable file after the input 
> files are ready.  Is there an easy way to have R run an .exe file?
> Thanks for any help,
> 
> Julian
> 
See ?system.

HTH
--sundar