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fromFile.GenericDataFile

Defines a GenericDataFile from a pathname

Description

Defines a GenericDataFile from a pathname.

Usage

## Static method (use this):
## GenericDataFile$fromFile(filename, path=NULL, ..., recursive=TRUE, verbose=FALSE,
##   .checkArgs=TRUE)

## Don't use the below:
## S3 method for class 'GenericDataFile'
fromFile(static, filename, path=NULL, ..., recursive=TRUE, verbose=FALSE,
  .checkArgs=TRUE)

Arguments

`filename, path`	The filename and the path to the file. The file must exist, otherwise an exception is thrown.
`unknown`	The `logical` value returned if the timestamp for the previous modification, if any, is unknown.
`...`	Not used.
`recursive`	If TRUE, ...
`verbose`	...
`.checkArgs`	(Internal) If FALSE, validation of file existence and arguments are skipped.

Value

Returns a GenericDataFile (or a subclass thereof).

Author(s)

Henrik Bengtsson