# See Rllvm/explorations/fgets.Rdb for Fgets, etc. and larger context. readTo = function(file, n) { ctr = 0L tmp = "" # character() # "" # perhaps use replicate(n, Fgets(file)) # and compile that out. But only want the last value. while(ctr < n) { tmp = Fgets(file) ctr = ctr + 1L } tmp }