Error in file.choose() : file choice cancelled
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clarisbaby • 0
@clarisbaby-14317
Last seen 6.6 years ago

Hey everyone!!

I am trying to build a package for RNA-seq analysis combining different existing packages in bioconductor and am facing problem while Writing Vignettes for the package. On including R code for function that contains file.choose() option in the Vignettes following error is obtained while trying to build and reload the package

==> devtools::document(roclets=c('rd', 'collate', 'namespace', 'vignette'))

Updating RNAseq documentation
Loading RNAseq
Updating vignettes
Rebuilding Introduction_to_RNASeq.Rmd
Quitting from lines 36-39 (Introduction_to_RNASeq.Rmd) 
Error in file.choose() : file choice cancelled
Calls: suppressPackageStartupMessages ... withCallingHandlers -> withVisible -> eval -> eval -> frqc -> file.choose
Execution halted

Exited with status 1.

It would be very helpful if anyone could suggest how to include functions that contain file.choose() while writing vignettes.

Thanks in advance.

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@martin-morgan-1513
Last seen 4 months ago
United States

Questions about package development should be directed to the bioc-devel mailing list.

file.choose() implies user interaction, so obviously cannot be evaluated by a vignette.

You don't provide enough detail, but if this were a function you wrote. Usually the file that the vignette is supposed to process is available, e.g., in the package inst/extdata folder or as a separate ExperimentData package. One could write code like

if (interactive()) {
    bam = file.choose()
} else {
    bam = system.file(...)
}

or try and hide these details from the user using an echo=FALSE block for the above code, followed by an eval=FALSE block with bam = file.choose(). In either case the return value would be passed to the function in question as an argument. If the function in question does not allow a user-supplied argument, it should be revised to allow one, e.g.,

fun = function(bam) {
    if (missing(bam))
        bam = file.choose()
    ...
}

If file.choose() is used in a third-party package and is not written in a way that it can be avoided, then contact the maintainer and report a bug that requires fixing. If the maintainer is not responsive, give serious consideration to whether the package in question is a good bet for a long-term dependency.

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clarisbaby • 0
@clarisbaby-14317
Last seen 6.6 years ago

Thank You so much @Martin Morgan. 

if (interactive()) {
    bam = file.choose()
} else {
    bam = system.file(...)
}

this command worked perfectly and solved the error. I am really sorry for being so vauge in my question. I will surely take your suggestion while posting any question next time. 

Thanks again.

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