[R] automation of R? running an R script at a certain time each night?

[Edward Wijaya]

You might try cron job under Windows.

http://drupal.org/node/31506

HTH.

- Edward

On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 8:51 AM, Thomas Pujol <thomas.pujol at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I am using R in a Windows environment.
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> I store my data in a Microsoft SQL database that gets updated automatically nightly.  Once my SQL db is updated, I wish to automatically run an R "script"
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> Any tips on "good" ways to approach this task?
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> Is there an easy way to "launch" an R script using the Windows or other "scheduler"? Can I have an R-script run every hour, and within the script check to determine if my database is updated, and proceed only if it is updated?
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