You can open the com port and read it from R:base, but I think you would be better off using a communications package with macro capabilities. I would use something like Procomm and write a script to do your file capture and create a file, and then use R:base and load the file in.
Troy Sosamon ===== Original Message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] at 10/10/02 4:12 pm >I want to capture data to a text file that is coming in from my phone >system to my computer via com1. These records are fixed length so it would >be easy to load a it to a table nightly. > >The question is... what would be the best way to capture this data that is >being sent by the phone system to the com1 port on my computer. It is >working now with Hyperterminal, but I would rather automate it. > >1) Can R:Base open a com port and capture a data stream? > >2) Is there a dos command line utility that I can invoke to simply capture >to a specific file name. > >Any thoughts ?? > >Thomas J Cimicato >President >Integrated Check Technologies >Collect-A-Check, Inc. >------------------------------------------------------------ >Bus:800.338.0676 >Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >www.ICheckTech.com > >================================================ >TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: >Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l >================================================ >TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l >================================================ >TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: >http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/
