base (version 3.4.1)

shell.exec: Open a File or URL using Windows File Associations

Description

Opens the specified file or URL using the application specified in the Windows file associations.

Usage

shell.exec(file)

Arguments

file

file or URL to be opened.

Value

No value, but informative error messages will be given if the operation fails.

Details

The path in file is interpreted relative to the current working directory.

R versions 2.13.0 and earlier interpreted file relative to the R home directory, so a complete path was usually needed.

Encoded file:// URLs should be in the Windows standard form, e.g."file:///c:/path/to/file.txt".

See Also

system, shell