[R] Automating R script with Windows 7

[jim holtman]

Just save your R script as a plain text file.  Here is a copy of a
file that I will show you how to execute; it is saved as \temp\test.r

cat('this is my R script executing\n', format(Sys.Date()))

Here is the command that I execute at the 'CMD' prompt and that you
would have scheduled by Windows:

C:\R-2.14.2\bin\i386\Rscript.exe \temp\test.r

This has the full path name (on my machine) to the 'Rscript.exe'
program included in R for executing scripts

Here is the output from the execution on the command prompt screen:

>C:\R-2.14.2\bin\i386\Rscript.exe \temp\test.r
this is my R script executing
 2012-03-05

So it is easy to setup.  Let me know if you have any problems.

On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 11:55 AM, vincent.deluard
<vincentdeluardr at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi R-users,
>
> I am trying to automate the daily running of a simple R script from Windows
> 7.
> >From previous posts, I understand that this needs to be done with the task
> scheduler.
> I can schedule my laptop to automatically open R at a certain time, but not
> to execute a script.
>
> Secondary question: how do I save a list of R commands so that they get
> executed once the file is open?
> Right now, I save my code in a notepad doc and paste over in R, but there
> has to be another way. I have tried saving my code as .r file using the
> editor and open the file with R later but this does not seem to execute the
> code.
>
> I very much appreciate the help.
>
> Vincent Deluard, CFA
>
>
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