Message-ID: <003a01c3093b$ef41c050$0201a8c0@MARC>
Date: 2003-04-23T01:59:10Z
From: Marc Schwartz
Subject: changing dir to network drive in Rgui caused crash (1.7.0)
In-Reply-To: <3A822319EB35174CA3714066D590DCD5C4FA32@usrymx25.merck.com>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch
>[mailto:r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch] On Behalf Of Liaw, Andy
>Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 7:26 PM
>To: 'R-help at stat.math.ethz.ch'
>Subject: [R] changing dir to network drive in Rgui caused crash
(1.7.0)
>
>
>Dear R-help,
>
>Has anyone experienced similar problem? On WinNT4(sp6),
>running Rgui from 1.7.0, when try to change directory to some
>network drive using the "File / Change dir..." menu, Rgui gets
>a visit by Dr. Watson. If I first change dir to a local
>drive, then again to a network drive, it works fine. It also
>works fine with setwd() from the command prompt.
>
>Best,
>Andy
It does not happen on WinXP Pro using 1.7.0, whether I explicitly
enter the network path (ie. \\ServerName\Drive\Folder) in the dialog
or browse to it.
Are you using a mapped network drive (ie. 'M:') or a non-mapped target
path?
Regards,
Marc Schwartz