R help - Jul 2011 - Using Windows 7 Task Scheduler with R source scripts

Hello all,

I'm trying to get a specific source file to run at a certain time each day
with WindowsScheduler
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/schedule-a-task

I've tried a number of methods, none of which work:
My best guess was:
1. Associate the script.R file with R in FileTypes.
2. Call the script.R file in the scheduler

This definitely opens R, but the source file doesn't execute.

Any ideas?

Much thanks,
Dan




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In Windows Vista, here is what I do:

Create a .bat file that calls R to run the script.  Then set the task
scheduler to run the batch file.  It's a round about way but it works
for me.  


# begin example of *.bat file contents

cd C:\R\R-2.13.0\bin
R CMD BATCH "C:\MyBats\MyBat.R"
"C:\MyBats\MyOutput\MyBat.Rout"

# end example


HTH,

Tracy



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Subject: [R] Using Windows 7 Task Scheduler with R source scripts

Hello all,

I'm trying to get a specific source file to run at a certain time each
day with WindowsScheduler
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/schedule-a-task

I've tried a number of methods, none of which work:
My best guess was:
1. Associate the script.R file with R in FileTypes.
2. Call the script.R file in the scheduler

This definitely opens R, but the source file doesn't execute.

Any ideas?

Much thanks,
Dan




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Hello Dan,

I reckon that you need to path a batch-file to the scheduler, i.e. something
along the lines

R CMD BATCH script.R

shall be included in, say, 'RBatchjob.bat' and this file shall then be
called by the task scheduler.

Best,
Bernhard
 
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> 
> Hello all,
> 
> I'm trying to get a specific source file to run at a certain 
> time each day with WindowsScheduler 
> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/schedule-a-task
> 
> I've tried a number of methods, none of which work:
> My best guess was:
> 1. Associate the script.R file with R in FileTypes.
> 2. Call the script.R file in the scheduler
> 
> This definitely opens R, but the source file doesn't execute.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Much thanks,
> Dan
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Barclays Wealth is the wealth management division of Barclays 
> Bank PLC. This email may relate to or be sent from other 
> members of the Barclays Group.
> 
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