[R] Associate a .R file with the RGui

[PIKAL Petr]

Hi 

another option is to use SendTo folder. This was easy to find in older
Windows versions. Now the easiest way is:

Press the Windows Key + R to trigger the Run window. At the Open field in
the window, type shell:SendTo and then click OK

And SendTo folder should open.

You can then add link to any application here so add RGui link

After that, rightclick on file .RData file and menu with option SendTo opens
with RGui one of the options.

I learned it before ages and it is quite usefull not only in this case.

Here is link to another explanation.

https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-customize-the-send-to-menu-in-windows

Cheers
Petr

> -----Original Message-----
> From: R-help <r-help-bounces using r-project.org> On Behalf Of Andrew Simmons
> Sent: Friday, November 4, 2022 10:09 AM
> To: Amarjit Chandhial <a.chandhial using btinternet.com>
> Cc: R-help Mailing List <r-help using r-project.org>
> 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 using 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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