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

[Nutter, Benjamin]

Here's a thread that has some good discussion on the topic

http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Running-script-with-double-click-td1579014.html

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From: r-help-bounces at r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-project.org] On Behalf Of Bert Gunter
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 1:48 PM
To: Joshua Wiley
Cc: r-help at r-project.org
Subject: Re: [R] Opening a .R file with R (Windows)

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
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Bert Gunter
Genentech Nonclinical Biostatistics

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