To launch the software, double-click on desktop icon
or R AnalyticFlow document (extension .rflow) file icon
. Or you can go through "Start" > "All Programs" > "R AnalyticFlow" and click on "R AnalyticFlow".
The following settings are required for each user, when the software is launched at the first time.
A dialog box appears to on/off the update check function. If this option is enabled, the software automatically checks its update when launched. The system should be connected to the Internet to enable this function.
Set the working directory the software uses as default. When the software is launched without existing .rflow file, this directory is used as a working directory. If the directory specified does not exist, it will newly be created.
If the check box "Copy sample files into the specified directory" is on (recommended), sample files will be copied to the default working directory specified here.
When R AnalyticFlow is launched, three windows appear as follows (The images are captured on Windows XP and should differ in other OSes).
This window displays output from R. You can also input R commands directly on this window.