Is it possible to add a parameter like overwrite = FALSE when printing rpptx-Objects? I want to avoid to overwrite an possible existing file.
# write a rdocx object in a docx file ----
file <- tempfile(fileext = ".pptx")
doc <- read_pptx()
print(doc, target = file) # <- overwrites an existing file without message
I try do add parameter, but it overwrites existing files without warning or error.
print(doc, target = file, overwrite = FALSE)
You could write a little function around print()
that checks if the file exists and stop()
s, if it does.
library(officer)
# Define function.
print_no_overwrite <- function(doc, target) {
if (file.exists(target)) stop("File already exists!")
print(doc, target)
}
# Create test.pptx
doc <- read_pptx()
print(doc, target = "test.pptx")
# Fails because file already exists.
print_no_overwrite(doc, "test.pptx")
#> Error in print_no_overwrite(doc, "test.pptx"): File already exists!
# Works because it's a new file name.
print_no_overwrite(doc, "test2.pptx")