| choose.dir {utils} | R Documentation |
Choose a Folder Interactively
Description
Use a Windows shell folder widget to choose a folder interactively.
Usage
choose.dir(default = "", caption = "Select folder")
Arguments
default |
which folder to show initially. |
caption |
the caption on the selection dialog. |
Details
This brings up the Windows shell folder selection widget. With the
default default = "", ‘My Computer’ (or similar) is
initially selected.
To workaround a bug, on Vista and Server 2008 only folders under ‘Computer’ are accessible via the widget.
Value
A length-one character vector, character NA if
‘Cancel’ was selected.
See Also
choose.files
Examples
if (interactive())
choose.dir(getwd(), "Choose a suitable folder")