"Dieter Menne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Aimin Yan <aiminy <at> iastate.edu> writes: > >> >> I want to set default directory for R when I start R. >> How to do this? >> > ?setwd > > In Windows, I prefer the method described in > > http://tolstoy.newcastle.edu.au/R/help/00b/2454.html
I learned a similar trick by using Regedit to set the registry keys directly. (Years ago someone showed me this trick to start a DOS session). Apparently, either "\Directory\shell" or "\Folder\shell" do the same thing. Do you know if there is a difference? I checked and your suggestion can be modified to even specify a http_proxy, if needed: For example, this works for me under Windows XP, including the proxy server, from any directory chosen using Windows Explorer: ------------ Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\R\command] @="C:\\Program Files\\R\\R-2.4.0\\bin\\Rgui.exe http_proxy=http://proxy01:8080 http_proxy_user=ask" ----------- The above was the exported registry key from what I set manually using RegEdit. I used simply "R" instead of "Run R", like you suggested. efg Earl F. Glynn Bioinformatics Stowers Institute for Medical Research ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
