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...uot;) # make sure final line is complete sink() output <- readLines(tmpcon) close(tmpcon) So you need to figure out where file() opens the anoymous temporary file on your operating system. His is the same place as a call to tempdir() shows, e.g. on my Linux box: R> tempdir() [1] "/tmp/RtmpIzi6Yv" so it tries to write under /tmp. _____________________________________________ Paul Rustomji Rivers and Estuaries CSIRO Land and Water GPO Box 1666 Canberra ACT 2601 ph +61 2 6246 5810 mobile 0406 375 739