[R] Fw: Re: Why "\\" instead of simple "/" to specify a file path [modified]

[David Winsemius]

How about saving, then issuing system() calls to run a zipping program  
with password? Then remove the original.

?file.remove

(.R source files are just text.)

-- 
David.
On Mar 22, 2010, at 4:53 PM, Ron Michael wrote:

> Hi, I was following this thread and would like to ask is there any  
> way to save and open a .RData file after using some Password. What I  
> mean to say, how to make my workplace password-protected?
> Also would like to know how same can be done for .R file.
> Thanks for your time.
> Thanks and regards,
>
>
> --- On Tue, 23/3/10, David Winsemius <dwinsemius at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> From: David Winsemius <dwinsemius at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [R] Why "\\" instead of simple "/" to specify a file path
> To: "Bogaso" <bogaso.christofer at gmail.com>
> Cc: r-help at r-project.org
> Date: Tuesday, 23 March, 2010, 1:51 AM
>
>
> On Mar 22, 2010, at 1:22 PM, Bogaso wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have saved my workplace in a .RData format. However if I want to  
>> open
>> that, I need to use following code :
>>
>> load("C:\\......")
>>
>> Here my question is why "\\". In all the time generally we use "/"  
>> like when
>> we use read.delim() function etc. Is there any possibility to have  
>> some
>> consistency there?
>
> Depends what you mean by consistency. The same rule applies on all  
> current supported OS platforms. Doubling the back-slashes is needed  
> because "\" is an "escape character".
>
>> Is there any other way to re-open the .RData file?
>
> If your OS supports it you may be able to use drag-drop with file  
> icons or you can use file.choose()
>
>
> --David.
>>
>> Thanks,
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