input <- readline("Enter two integers. Space delimited, please: ") dims <- as.numeric(strsplit(input, " ")[[1]]) arr <- array(dim=dims) ii <- ceiling(dims[1]/2) jj <- ceiling(dims[2]/2) arr[ii, jj] <- sum(dims) cat("array[", ii, ",", jj, "] is ", arr[ii, jj], "\n", sep="")