In order to get user input when running a batch file with Rterm in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, I have been using the R script below with R-2.8.1 and earlier. This opens a command line window with the statement "Please enter the ID:" and feeds the users response into the variable 'id'. conout <- file('CONOUT$', 'w') conin <- file('CONIN$', 'r') cat('Please enter the ID: ', file = conout) flush(conout) id <- readLines(conin, 1) flush(conin) ... When I upgraded to R-2.10.0 it no longer worked. I cannot from the NEWS files see what changed and much less what might work? Any ideas? *************************** Mikkel Grum +254 20 2345285 +254 720639599 (mobile) mikkelgrum (Skype) [[alternative HTML version deleted]]