feature request Windows: open .R script with Rgui.exe from (PR#13811)
On 06/07/2009 6:50 AM, f.papenmeier at iwm-kmrc.de wrote:
Full_Name: Frank Papenmeier Version: 2.9.1 OS: Windows Vista Submission from: (NULL) (134.2.190.254) Hi, is it possible to modify Rgui.exe in order to allow the following behavior: Double-click in Windows explorer on fooscript.R will open an instance of Rgui.exe with the script being opened as well as the working directory being set to the directory of fooscript.R
That sounds like a reasonable request. I'll review a patch to implement it if you write one (or convince someone else to do so). One way would be to change the R edit() command so it doesn't wait for you to finish editing; then it could all be done by R code run from your startup file. Duncan Murdoch
Currently, one has to open Rgui.exe, select "open script", select the script, and change the working directory to the script location afterwards. (BTW: In R 2.8.1 one could open the script by selecting the File->"open script" menu and afterwards one had to select File->"change directory" and it would instantly suggest the directory of the R script. Now (with R 2.9.1) it shows the Documents directoy after selecting File->"change directory", again. This is very annoying as I need to click through all my folders twice. That is why I would very much appreciate a possibility of directly opening a R script and changing the working directory from the Windows explorer.) Thanks!
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