[R] Auto-save possible in R?

[Liaw, Andy]

You could try something like:

http://finzi.psych.upenn.edu/R/Rhelp02a/archive/0334.html

replacing the time-stamp with save.image() or save().  Not sure how it works
in BATCH though...

HTH,
Andy 

From: John Morrow
> 
> Hello fellow R'ers, I have a simple calculation with a very 
> large data set being generated (34.9 million values) on a 
> somewhat unreliable XP box that will likely take ~ 74hrs.  I 
> wanted to know if there is a way to have my script 
> automatically "save.image()" throughout the calculation in 
> case of a crash.  This could be on the basis of output 
> generated or time elapsed.  I checked the archive, and only 
> got a hint of it from:
> https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-help/1997-May/001611.html
> 
>  
> 
> Any quick suggestions would be greatly appreciated,
> 
>  
> 
> John Morrow
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