[R] error when setting up Rcmd BATCH on new computer

[Uwe Ligges]

Brigid Mooney wrote:
> My apologies, the files version 4-3 files I downloaded came from the link:
> http://cran.r-project.org/contrib/extra/batchfiles


Ah, those files, then please ask the author of those files. I'd never 
use them, since running
    R CMD BATCH TestBatch.R testoutput.txt
without those files already works like a charm for me.

Best,
Uwe Ligges


> 
> 
> 2009/3/27 Uwe Ligges <ligges at statistik.tu-dortmund.de>:
>>
>> Brigid Mooney wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I got a new computer, and am trying to reinstall R and have run into a
>>> bit of a problem when running the BATCH command.
>>> For reference, the OS is Windows Vista, 64 bit.
>>>
>>> I installed R 2.8.1 and have the 4-3 files from the following link
>>> extracted with the containing folder in my system PATH variable.
>> Can you explain the sentence above, please?
>> What is 4-3? Which link? containing folder?
>>
>> Uwe Ligges
>>
>>
>>> However, when I try to run the following command from the dos prompt:
>>> Rcmd BATCH TestBatch.R testoutput.txt
>>>
>>> Note: TestBatch.R is simply a file containing the statement:
>>> print("hello world")
>>>
>>> I get the error: \Common was unexpected at this time.
>>>
>>> If anyone can provide any insight into this problem, I would really
>>> appreciate it as I thought I remembered all the steps from when I set
>>> this all up on my old computer...
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Brigid
>>>
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