Hi Rthoughts, Don't be discouraged.... I'm learning R on/off for classes and when I was under pressure to get work done, learning R likes pulling my hair (and teeth) off of frustration. But, this forum is great; I got so much help from this forum.
I use R on windows as well. After install R, if the R is not on the desktop, go to: start -> program -> R, make the short cut on the desktop. (If this is not what you are asking, please post the question again.) Hope this helps. My D. Coyne -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rthoughts Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 11:52 AM To: r-help@r-project.org Subject: Re: [R] Getting started help Hi Mark, Thank you for the reply. I meant the command prompts to start an R file. To be followed on by importint data I can then use to practise the software with. The installation did put an icon on teh desktop. I am a very skilled user of computers but command lines for many programs is something that cna throw me sometimes! Regrads, Seb. Mark Difford wrote: > > Hi Rthoughts, > > It isn't clear what you mean. When you install R, the installation > program usually puts an icon on your desktop that you can click on to run > the program. So, if you don't have that, but have installed R, and what > you mean is, "How do I start the R program?" or "How do I run R?" then do > the following: > > Go to the directory where R has been installed. If necessary, use your > file manager to find the file named Rgui.exe. When you have found it, > execute it to start an R session. (Rgui.exe usually lives in something > like: ...\Program Files\R\bin\) > > Later you will find out how to set this all up properly. Usually the > installation program does a faultless job. > > HTH, > Mark. > > > Rthoughts wrote: >> >> Hi Mark, >> >> Thank you for your reply. There is one link I haven't come across, the >> last one. I have seen them but I couldn't find where 'how to start R' is >> explained for Windows platforms. >> >> I will look further into them. >> >> As for everyone else who sent e-mails, thank you. I have printed them out >> and will look into them. >> >> >> Mark Difford wrote: >>> >>> Hi Rthoughts, >>> >>>>> I am currently discouraged by the use of r. I cannot figure out how to >>>>> use it despite >>>>> extensive searches. Can anyone help me with getting started? How can >>>>> import >>>>> a txt file with series... >>> >>> There are piles of documents that you could (and should) read. I am >>> surprised that you haven't found them in your extensive searches. To >>> set your thoughts free, go here: >>> >>> http://www.r-project.org/ >>> http://cran.r-project.org/manuals.html ## read the first one, and >>> whatever else you need >>> >>> Then click on CRAN, and choose a mirror site (nearby), say: >>> http://cran.za.r-project.org/ >>> >>> Then go: >>> http://cran.za.r-project.org/other-docs.html >>> >>> and start at the top. >>> >>> HTH, >>> Mark. >>> >>> PS: It might help you in your future enquiries if you used a real name, >>> and if you called R R rather than r (since your keyboard clearly doesn't >>> have a broken R ;). >>> >>> >>> >>> Rthoughts wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello, I need to learn to use r-software for my PhD research project >>>> involving long timelines of radon radiation variations. >>>> >>>> I am using windows. >>>> >>>> I am currently discouraged by the use of r. I cannot figure out how to >>>> use it despite extensive searches. Can anyone help me with getting >>>> started? How can import a txt file with series of numbers from the RAD7 >>>> machine? How can I open up and set directories with the imported file >>>> or to start a new r session? >>>> >>>> Thank you so much if you can help. >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Getting-started-help-tp15560581p15562214.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
