Re: [Rd] Request to open up getConnection to embedded interface

2006-10-07 Thread Jeffrey Horner
Duncan Temple Lang wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > > Hi Jeff > > Robert Gentleman and I were just conversing about the need to > make connections part of the general API in some way, be it > as they are now or slightly changed. It is not just for > the embedded ca

Re: [Rd] Request to open up getConnection to embedded interface

2006-10-07 Thread Duncan Temple Lang
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi Jeff Robert Gentleman and I were just conversing about the need to make connections part of the general API in some way, be it as they are now or slightly changed. It is not just for the embedded case, but for packages also that we need to be a

[Rd] Request to open up getConnection to embedded interface

2006-10-07 Thread Jeffrey Horner
Hello all, I would like to request that getConnection() and the struct Rconn declarations be added to the R embedded interface. Here's why. It's common in CGI scripts for web applications to direct stdin, stdout, and stderr map to reading from the browser, writing to the browser, and writing t