R help - Oct 2013 - Scripting call to R-Studio compile PDF

Hey everyone,

I have several RStudio (.rnw) files that I am using a script to assemble
into a composite document.  For this purpose, it would be helpful if the
script could automatcially make a call to whatever is called when a user
opens up one of these files and manually clicks "Compile PDF". 
Basically,
this would allow me to refresh all of the reports before assimilating their
pdf's into a composite document.

Does anyone know offhand how to do this, or if I'm offbase in even trying?

Thanks

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Sorry, just to clarify:

When I ask "how to do this", I mean what does the RStudio compiler
actually
do?  Are there a series of commands that are sent to the shell, similar to
how compiling a .tex file is a call to the command line using "pdflatex
foofile.tex".  I'm hoping to just copy these shell commands using a
python
script, which is easy.


On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 1:39 PM, Adam Hughes <hughesadam87@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hey everyone,
>
> I have several RStudio (.rnw) files that I am using a script to assemble
> into a composite document.  For this purpose, it would be helpful if the
> script could automatcially make a call to whatever is called when a user
> opens up one of these files and manually clicks "Compile PDF". 
Basically,
> this would allow me to refresh all of the reports before assimilating their
> pdf's into a composite document.
>
> Does anyone know offhand how to do this, or if I'm offbase in even
trying?
>
> Thanks
>
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