[R] Missing file to run Rcmd batch on Windows

[Gabor Grothendieck]

Try writing BATCH in upper case.


On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 10:51 AM, Brigid Mooney <bkmooney at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to run an R script using Rcmd Batch from the command line on a
> Windows Vista machine.  I am using R version 2.8.1.
>
> I installed the batch files 4-3 found at
> http://cran.r-project.org/contrib/extra/batchfiles/ and added them to my
> path.
> I also had to install the latest version of perl (it's Strawberry perl if
> that makes a difference) and have added this to my path.
>
> Now when I run the command: Rcmd batch TestBatch.R TestOutput.txt from the
> command line, I get the error:
>
> Can't open perl script "C:\Progra~1\R\R-28~1.0\bin\batch": No such file or
> directory
>
> Just for reference, TestBatch.R contains only one line: print("hello world")
>
> Does anyone have any idea on what this file is that I might be missing?  Or
> is there some other mistake I'm making in trying to run the a script from
> the command line.
>
> Thanks,
> -Brigid
>
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