Hi Jeff,
Please see my original question.
Thanks,
Amarjiit
> On 5 Nov 2022, at 15:03, Jeff Newmiller <jdnewmil at dcn.davis.ca.us>
wrote:
>
> RGui is not an editor. It is a console (aka REPL,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Read%E2%80%93eval%E2%80%93print_loop).
>
> When using RGui, it is up to you to edit your R file in an external editor
like Notepad++ and copy paste code snippets or use
source("yourfile.R") as desired.
>
>> On November 5, 2022 6:47:54 AM PDT, Amarjit Chandhial via R-help
<r-help at r-project.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Andrew/Petr,
>>
>>
>> Thanks for the replies.
>>
>> In R Console if I run:
>>
>> R.home("bin")
>>
>> I get the following
>>
>> "C:/PROGRA~1/R/R-42~1.2/bin/x64"
>>
>> which is where
>>
>> Rgui.exe is (within the x64 folder there are 13 files in total: 8 . exe
>> and 5 .dll).
>>
>>
>> In file Explorer if I right-click on a .R file -> Open With -> R
for
>> Windows GUI Front-End
>>
>> RGui (64-bit) opens but the .R file does not appear in the editor.
>>
>>
>> Amarjit
>>
>>
>> ------ Original Message ------
>> From: "Andrew Simmons" <akwsimmo at gmail.com>
>> To: "Amarjit Chandhial" <a.chandhial at btinternet.com>
>> Cc: "R-help Mailing List" <r-help at r-project.org>
>> Sent: Friday, 4 Nov, 2022 At 09:08
>> Subject: Re: [R] Associate a .R file with the RGui
>>
>> In an R session, run this:
>>
>> writeLines(normalizePath(R.home("bin")))
>>
>>
>> Right click your .R file > Open with > Choose another app >
Check the
>> box "Always use this app to open .R files" > Look for
another app on
>> this PC
>> Paste the directory found above, then select "Rgui.exe"
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 4, 2022, 04:49 Amarjit Chandhial via R-help
>> <r-help at r-project.org <mailto:r-help at r-project.org> >
wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>> My OS is Windows 11 Pro 64-Bit, I have R 4.2.2 and RStudio installed.
>>
>> If I double-click on a .R file in File Explorer the OS gives me the
>> option of opening the .R in RStudio, or Look for an app in the
>> Microsoft
>> Store, or More Apps. Similarly with a right-click.
>>
>> I would like to associate a .R file with the RGui, not RStudio, thus
>> when I double-click on a .R file in File Explorer the .R file opens in
>> the R Editor in RGui.
>>
>> On my PC R 4.2.2 is located in "C:/Program
Files/R/R-4.2.2/etc"
>>
>> Please can someone provide step-by-step instructions on how to
>> associate?
>>
>>
>> thanks,
>> Amarjit
>>
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