runAD {PBSadmb} | R Documentation

## Run an Executable Binary File

### Description

Run the executable binary file `'prefix'.exe` that was created by `makeAD`.

### Usage

    runAD(prefix, argvec="", logfile=TRUE, add=TRUE, verbose=TRUE)

### Arguments

`prefix` | string name prefix of the ADMB project (e.g., `"vonb"`).
`argvec` | string scalar/vector of arguments appropriate for the executable `'prefix'.exe`.
`logfile` | logical: if `TRUE`, create a log file of the messages from the shell call.
`add` | logical: if `TRUE`, append shell call messages to an exsiting log file.
`verbose` | logical: if `TRUE`, report the shell call an its messages to the R console.

### Details

This function typically reads the two files `'prefix'.dat` and `'prefix'.pin`, although in same cases one or both of these files may not be necessary.

If `logfile=TRUE`, output (including error messages, if any) will appear in `'prefix'.log`. If `verbose=TRUE`, it will appear in the R console.

### Value

Invisibly returns the results of the shell call.

### Note

A wrapper function that can be called from a GUI exists as `.win.runAD`.

### Author(s)

Jon T. Schnute, Pacific Biological Station, Nanaimo BC, Canada

### See Also

`runMC`, `makeAD`, `cleanAD`

[Package PBSadmb version 0.61.44 Index]