[R] GUI Input Forms

[Andrew Perrin]

The "cadillac" version would be to use something like Perl/Tk or the
tcl/tk extensions to R to write an input mechanism.

If you were using linux, pgaccess or a web-based solution would make
sense, but neither will be simple under windows.

If you already own Access, that would be an option, but it's decidedly
non-free.

A spreadsheet is probably the best price-performance compromise.

ap

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On Thu, 2 May 2002 ggrothendieck at yifan.net wrote:

> 
> I have been inputting my data into text files using a text 
> editor on a Windows 2000 PC.
> 
> I would like to create a front end form that does validation
> on the fly to reduce the errors in my input and make it
> possible for family members that are not into computers 
> to help me out with data input tasks.
> 
> I assume that my form program would translate the
> input into a text file which I would then read in the
> normal way into R.
> 
> Does anyone have any suggestions of some software that 
> makes it easy to set this up.   I was hoping not to have to put 
> a major time commitment into learning it nor to create the form
> so something with a fast learning curve and not too much
> required expertise is preferred.
> 
> Free software is preferred, cheap software is second best
> but any suggestions are welcome.  
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