README.md

In qomaio/r-smuggler: Transport Data and Commands Across the 'FAME' / 'R' Border

Qoma Smuggler

Transport data and commands across the FAME / R border. A set of utilities for:

• reading FAME databases into R;
• writing R data into FAME databases;
• executing FAME commands in R environment; and,
• executing R commands from the FAME environment.

Prerequisites

• Install R Studio and successfully render an R Markdown page.
• Install FAME and successfully enter and exit the FAME 4GL environment.

Installation and testing

From an R console,

• install.packages('qoma.smuggler')
• source(file.path(find.package("qoma.smuggler"),"examples/sample_smuggler.R"))

From an R console inside R Studio,

• install.packages('ggplot2')
• file.edit(file.path(find.package("qoma.smuggler"),"examples/0_example_hello_utils.Rmd"))
• file.edit(file.path(find.package("qoma.smuggler"),"examples/1_example_read_fame_db.Rmd"))
• file.edit(file.path(find.package("qoma.smuggler"),"examples/2_example_access_4gl.Rmd"))
• file.edit(file.path(find.package("qoma.smuggler"),"examples/3_example_write_fame_db.Rmd"))
• file.edit(file.path(find.package("qoma.smuggler"),"examples/4_example_write_fame_db.Rmd"))
• file.edit(file.path(find.package("qoma.smuggler"),"examples/5_sample_smuggler.Rmd"))
  • from the editor, hit the Knitr button to render the R Markdown example
  • PDF output is available here

On first use, you will be directed to a website to obtain a QOMA_PIN which will entitle you to use the RHLI for the duration of your FAME license.

qomaio/r-smuggler documentation built on May 27, 2019, 3:32 p.m.