[R] Running script with double-click

Gabor Grothendieck ggrothendieck at gmail.com
Fri Mar 5 17:05:18 CET 2010


Note that if you use Rterm.bat in http://batchfiles.googlecode.com in
place of Rterm.exe then you won't have to adjust the Run action when
you upgrade R.  Rterm.bat is a single self contained Windows batch
file that you simply place on your Windows path.

On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 8:51 PM, Steve Taylor <steve.taylor at aut.ac.nz> wrote:
> You can create a right-mouse menu command to run an R program as follows (although the details may be different for different versions of Windows).
>
> In Windows Explorer:
> 1. Tools / Folder Options / File Types
> 2. find the extension for R files and push Advanced
> 3. add a new action called "Run" with command as follows:
> "C:\Program Files\R\R-2.10.1\bin\Rterm.exe" --quiet --no-save --no-restore -f "%1"
> If/when you have a different version of R installed, you'll need to adjust the above command.
>
> Steve
>
>>>>
>
> From: Matt Asher <status at quo.org>
> To:<r-help at r-project.org>
> Date: 5/Mar/2010 12:45p
> Subject: [R] Running script with double-click
> Hi,
>
> I need to be able to run an R script by double-clicking the file name in
> Windows. I've tried associating the .r extension with the different R
> .exe's in /bin but none seems to work. Some open R then close right
> away, and Rgui.exe gives the message ARGUMENT "/my/file.r" __ignored__
> before opening a new, blank session.
>
> I've tried Google and looking in the R for Windows FAQ but didn't see
> anything.
>
> Thanks.
>
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