R help - Apr 2007 - pattern

Dear R-experts,

I have the following function:

userInput <- function() {                      
   ANSWER <- readline("saving place of the data (example
Z:/Software/test.mat)? ")
   x = c(".mat")
   endingTest = x %in% ANSWER
   print (endingTest)
   if (endingTest == "??")
      cat ("saving place not accepted\n")
   else 
      cat("Thank you! The current workspace will be stored in:
",ANSWER,"\n\n")
   print(ANSWER )
}
filename = userInput()

Before I enter the if loop I must test if the text stored in ANSWER has
the pattern ".mat". If yes than endingTest = TRUE else endingTest
FALSE.

Another problem is the last codeline. Later on in my program I need the
userinput to ad it to another variable. How can I manage this. I get the
following error message:

saving place of the data (example Z:/Software/test.mat)? Z:/data.mat
[1] FALSE
Thank you! The current workspace will be stored in:  Z:/data.mat 

[1] "Z:/data.mat"
Error in as.vector(x, mode) : cannot change into vector


Thanks, Corinna

Schmitt, Corinna wrote:
> Dear R-experts,
> 
> I have the following function:
> 
> userInput <- function() {                      
>    ANSWER <- readline("saving place of the data (example
> Z:/Software/test.mat)? ")
>    x = c(".mat")
>    endingTest = x %in% ANSWER
>    print (endingTest)
>    if (endingTest == "??")
>       cat ("saving place not accepted\n")
>    else 
>       cat("Thank you! The current workspace will be stored in:
> ",ANSWER,"\n\n")
>    print(ANSWER )
> }
> filename = userInput()
Example:


userInput <- function(){
   ANSWER <- readline("saving place of the data (example 
Z:/Software/test.mat)?")
   endingTest <-  length(grep("\\.mat$", ANSWER))
   if(!endingTest)
     cat("saving place not accepted\n")
   else
     cat("Thank you! The current workspace will be stored in:",
          ANSWER, "\n\n")
}
filename <-  userInput()


Uwe Ligges


> Before I enter the if loop I must test if the text stored in ANSWER has
> the pattern ".mat". If yes than endingTest = TRUE else endingTest
> FALSE.
> 
> Another problem is the last codeline. Later on in my program I need the
> userinput to ad it to another variable. How can I manage this. I get the
> following error message:
> 
> saving place of the data (example Z:/Software/test.mat)? Z:/data.mat
> [1] FALSE
> Thank you! The current workspace will be stored in:  Z:/data.mat 
> 
> [1] "Z:/data.mat"
> Error in as.vector(x, mode) : cannot change into vector
> 
> 
> Thanks, Corinna
> 
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