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Reputation: 88

Running R code containing spaces from Windows Command Line

I need to run R code from the command line, but a path containing a space breaks the command.

This code runs fine:

Rscript -e "x=1;write.csv(x,'H:/this_folder/x.csv')"

While this code:

Rscript -e "x=1;write.csv(x,'H:/that folder/x.csv')"

returns:

'C:\PROGRA~1\R\R-34~1.3\bin\x64\Rscript.exe" -e "x' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

What syntax should be used here? Is there a way to escape the space?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 670

Answers (1)

txrxn
txrxn

Reputation: 88

Ok, so that is the correct syntax in the Windows command line as well. The issue is with the current version of R (3.4.3). The above command works fine with the previous version (3.4.2). Specifically, this issue applies to this version of Rscript:

C:\Program Files\R\R-3.4.3\bin\Rscript.exe'

The original command works fine using these versions:

C:\Program Files\R\R-3.4.3\bin\x64\Rscript.exe

C:\Program Files\R\R-3.4.3\bin\i386\Rscript.exe

Thanks to those who tried it on different systems.

Upvotes: 2

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