R devel - Jul 2009 - feature request Windows: open .R script with Rgui.exe from Explorer (PR#13808)

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

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!

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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