R help - Apr 2003 - 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

Andy I. Liaw, PhD
Biometrics Research          Phone: (732) 594-0820
Merck & Co., Inc.              Fax: (732) 594-1565
P.O. Box 2000, RY84-16            Rahway, NJ 07065
mailto:andy_liaw at merck.com



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>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