[R] Opening a .R file with R (Windows)

[Bert Gunter]

Well, try following the correct conventions ...

1. Double click on an .Rdata file, which is produced by saving from R,
and it will open.

2. Drag and drop a .R or any text file into an open R window and it
will source the contents.

This is probably documented somewhere .. maybe in the RW FAQ.

-- Bert

On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 10:22 AM, Joshua Wiley <jwiley.psych at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Kye,
>
> I have never gotten .R files to work quite like other types (e.g.,
> double-clicking a .PDF) in Windows.  AFAIK there is no simple way to
> do it, because you do not edit scripts directly in R (I am happy to be
> corrected if someone knows better).  For general use, I would just
> open R first and then open the file, or if you just want to run the
> file, you can use R's batch mode from the Windows command prompt.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Josh
>
> On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 10:11 AM, Kye Gilder <kye.gilder at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I am new to using R.  I installed R on my computer (Windows) and everything
>> things appears to be just fine.  However, I have a simple script RTest.R
>> that does a few simple calculations.  When I double-click the RTest.R icon,
>> I get an Information dialong box which says, "ARGUMENT 'C:\Documents and
>> Settings\kgilder\Desktop\RTest.R' __ignored__" .  When I choose OK, R then
>> opens, but it does not open or display the script.  Any help or suggestions?
>>
>> When I open R and use File >> Open New Script and path to the file, it opens
>> just fine.
>> Regards,
>>
>> Kye
>>
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>
> --
> Joshua Wiley
> Ph.D. Student, Health Psychology
> University of California, Los Angeles
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-- 
Bert Gunter
Genentech Nonclinical Biostatistics