xlcEdit
Editing data sets in an Excel file editor
Provides the capability to edit an object/data.frame in an Excel file editor. After editing, the object is restored in the R session with the corresponding changes.
Usage
xlcEdit(obj, pos = globalenv(), ext = ".xlsx")Arguments
- obj
Object (
data.frame) to edit.- pos
Where to look for the object specified by
obj. Seeposargument ofgetfor more information.- ext
Extension to use for the Excel file being created. Defaults to ".xlsx".
Details
This function uses xlcDump and xlcRestore to
dump objects to and restore objects from Excel files. An OS command is invoked
to open the temporary Excel file in the default editor. Changes to the file have
to be saved in order for them to take effect in the restored object.
Value
Invisibly returns the value of the xlcRestore operation.
Note
This function only works under Windows and MacOS with a corresponding Excel file editor, e.g. MS Excel or LibreOffice. Attempts to use this function under another OS will result in an error being thrown.
See Also
xlcDump, xlcRestore,
writeNamedRegion,
writeWorksheet, writeNamedRegionToFile,
writeWorksheetToFile
Examples
# NOT RUN {
myObj = mtcars
xlcEdit(myObj)
# }