Hi Uwe,
Many Thanks. Amarjiit > On 7 Nov 2022, at 14:00, Uwe Ligges <lig...@statistik.tu-dortmund.de> wrote: > > > >> On 06.11.2022 19:43, Amarjit Chandhial wrote: >> Hi Uwe, >> I can do 1. >> 1. Add the line >> if ( length(z <- commandArgs(TRUE)) ) utils::file.edit(z[1]) >> to the Rprofile.site file; and >> My Rprofile.site file is: "C:/PROGRA~1/R/R-42~1.2/etc/Rprofile.site" >> How do I do 2, step-by-step? >> 2. Edit the registry to associate the .R extension with the command >> C:\Program Files\R\R-4.2.2\bin\x64\Rgui.exe --args "%1" > > If you have not .R file association yet, you can add the line above when > being asked. > If you have one, simply change the registry key > > Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\R_auto_file\shell\open\command > > There is a standard value as extendable string (REG_EXPAND_SZ) and you simply > replace its content by > > "C:\Program Files\R\R-4.2.2\bin\x64\Rgui.exe" --args "%1" > > > and in > > Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.R > > there shoudl be a standard string (REG_SZ) > R_auto_file > > Best, > Uwe Ligges > > > > > >> Amarjit >> ------ Original Message ------ >> From: "Uwe Ligges" <lig...@statistik.tu-dortmund.de> >> To: "Amarjit Chandhial" <a.chandh...@btinternet.com>; "David >> Winsemius" <dwinsem...@comcast.net>; "Jeff Newmiller" >> <jdnew...@dcn.davis.ca.us> >> Cc: "Amarjit Chandhial via R-help" <r-help@r-project.org> >> Sent: Sunday, 6 Nov, 2022 At 17:19 >> Subject: Re: [R] Associate a .R file with the RGui >> On 06.11.2022 17:21, Amarjit Chandhial via R-help wrote: >> >> Hi Uwe, >> RGui does have advantages vs. RStudio, and vice-versa. >> RStudio is much faster than it used to be. >> I currently have .R files associated with RStudio, i.e. in File Explorer >> if I double-click on a .R file it opens in the editor in RStudio as an R >> script. >> In File Explorer if I right-click on a .R file, Open with, I get the >> options: R for Windows GUI Front-end or RStudio or Search the Microsoft >> Store or choose another app. >> If I choose R for Windows GUI Front-end, RGui (64-bit) opens, but no .R >> file, in the editor. >> If I choose RStudio the .R file opens in the editor in RStudio as an R >> script. >> From the adaptation, if I choose R for Windows GUI Front-end, will the >> .R file open in RGui (64-bit) within the editor? >> Yes. >> >> I have a new Windows PC and maybe, at least for the time being, it's >> best for me to have them associated with RStudio. >> Although, yes, I agree, it should be naturally implemented in R, having >> installed RStudio. >> I meant to implement that one can choose the internal editor to open >> .R files. File associations can be set by RStudio, too, but that is >> not an R(-core) matter. >> Best, >> Uwe Ligges >> >> thanks, >> Amarjit >> ------ Original Message ------ >> From: "Uwe Ligges" <lig...@statistik.tu-dortmund.de> >> To: "David Winsemius" <dwinsem...@comcast.net>; "Amarjit Chandhial" >> <a.chandh...@btinternet.com>; "Jeff Newmiller" >> <jdnew...@dcn.davis.ca.us> >> Cc: "Amarjit Chandhial via R-help" <r-help@r-project.org> >> Sent: Sunday, 6 Nov, 2022 At 15:15 >> Subject: Re: [R] Associate a .R file with the RGui >> On 06.11.2022 01:40, David Winsemius wrote: >> On 11/5/22 09:58, Amarjit Chandhial via R-help wrote: >> Hi Jeff, >> Please see my original question. >> You were told that RGui is not an editor. >> Are you implying that your initial message contained an implicit >> request for instructions on how to get R code in an .R file to be opened >> automagically when double-clicked or to have "open in <some editor>" >> appear when right-clicked? (I didn't see that clearly expressed.) >> If you want something else to happen with a file that has a .R >> extension when double-clicked or right-clicked in a GUI file manager, >> then you need to configure your OS to do whatever else it is that you >> expect. This is not really an R question. It's an OS question. There are >> many editors that can also bring up R consoles when the right key combo >> is pressed. They do require some study for their specific actions, but >> this is not really the place to get guidance on the fine details. >> Friends, RGui contains an editor. It allows to send lines / code >> blocks to the R concole. We know users who need braille displays use the >> RGui internal editor as that apparently cooperates better with braille >> displays + R as many other editors. >> And as it does not hide half of R by its own functions, I'd pefer that >> over some very popular other editors if I had no other choice. >> To answer the OP's question, R does not have a built in way to get >> this task directly done, but searching the web suggests a rather simple >> way (well,m a hack as starting R with other command args may fail now, >> but you can extend this and look for a specific naming scheme): >> <https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-help/2007-August/138064.html >> <https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-help/2007-August/138064.html> >> <https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-help/2007-August/138064.html >> <https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-help/2007-August/138064.html>> > >> let is adapt this for the recent version of R: >> 1. Add the line >> if ( length(z <- commandArgs(TRUE)) ) utils::file.edit(z[1]) >> to the Rprofile.site file; and >> 2. Edit the registry to associate the .R extension with the command >> C:\Program Files\R\R-4.2.2\bin\x64\Rgui.exe --args "%1" >> I think we should implement this in R anyway. >> Best, >> Uwe Ligges >> [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >> ______________________________________________ >> R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >> <https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help> >> PLEASE do read the posting guide >> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >> <http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html> >> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
