Instead of writing out an xls file you could write out a file in any format that Excel can read, e.g. csv, with a suitable renaming of your function.
On Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 1:04 PM, spencerg<spencer.gra...@prodsyse.com> wrote: > Hello: > > What should I do regarding code to write an Excel file in a non-Windows > platform? > > The "sos" package [new version of "RSiteSearch"] on R-Forge includes > "writeFindFn2xls", which starts with "require(RODBC)". The next line calls > "odbcConnectExcel". This works under Windows but fails under Linux and > MacOS. > > What would you suggest we do about this? > > It currently tests (.Platform$OS.type == "windows"); if(FALSE), it > issues an error, saying that it only works under Windows. Also, the help > page skips those tests if the the platform is not Windows. > > If there is a better way to handle this, I would like to know. > > Thanks, > Spencer > > ______________________________________________ > R-devel@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel > ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel