Where did this false dichotomy come from? The rmarkdown::render function has quite flexible parameters for compiling rmarkdown files in subdirectories without changing the current directory. And RStudio has a Global configuration to enable compiling using the Project directory as "current" under the RMarkdown settings.
On April 2, 2020 1:59:03 AM PDT, Ivan Calandra <calan...@rgzm.de> wrote: >So what you're saying is that I should have scripts in the project >directory and not in a subfolder within it, right? > >But what if I need (or at least want) to? > >Ivan > >-- >Dr. Ivan Calandra >TraCEr, laboratory for Traceology and Controlled Experiments >MONREPOS Archaeological Research Centre and >Museum for Human Behavioural Evolution >Schloss Monrepos >56567 Neuwied, Germany >+49 (0) 2631 9772-243 >https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ivan_Calandra > >On 02/04/2020 10:56, Jeff Newmiller wrote: >> Make it so. Outside R. >> >> At the command line, use cd before you start R. This should feel >natural. >> >> In a GUI file browser, double clicking on a file type assigned to a >program by default sets the containing directory to be current >directory before kicking off the program, so double-clicking on an >empty Project.RData file will do it. Or you can use RStudio >Project.Rproj files the same way. >> >> On April 2, 2020 1:40:07 AM PDT, Ivan Calandra <calan...@rgzm.de> >wrote: >>> Hi Jeff, >>> >>> But if I do not use setwd(), the current working directory is NOT >the >>> project directory. >>> >>> That's what my problem is about... I guess I was not clear in my >>> email... >>> >>> Ivan >>> >>> -- >>> Dr. Ivan Calandra >>> TraCEr, laboratory for Traceology and Controlled Experiments >>> MONREPOS Archaeological Research Centre and >>> Museum for Human Behavioural Evolution >>> Schloss Monrepos >>> 56567 Neuwied, Germany >>> +49 (0) 2631 9772-243 >>> https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ivan_Calandra >>> >>> On 02/04/2020 10:37, Jeff Newmiller wrote: >>>> I recommend not using setwd. Then you can always assume your >current >>> working directory is your project directory and reference relative >to >>> that. >>>> On April 2, 2020 1:30:29 AM PDT, Ivan Calandra <calan...@rgzm.de> >>> wrote: >>>>> Dear useRs, >>>>> >>>>> I believe this is R code so appropriate for this list, but let me >>> know >>>>> if this relates more to RStudio itself. >>>>> >>>>> I am working on an RStudio project. In that project directory, I >>> have a >>>>> folder called 'analysis' and in there a folder called 'scripts' >>>>> ('~/analysis/scripts'). >>>>> My data files needed for the scripts are in '~/analysis/raw_data' >>> and >>>>> the output should be in '~/analysis/derived_data'. >>>>> >>>>> My scripts are Rmd files, so when I knit them, their working >>> directory >>>>> is where they are located, i.e. '~/analysis/scripts'. The problem >I >>>>> then >>>>> have is to specify the path for 'raw_data' and 'derived_data' >since >>>>> during the rendering I am not relative to the project directory >>>>> anymore. >>>>> And these folders are not subfolders of the working directory >>>>> '~/analysis/scripts'. >>>>> I hope I am clear here... >>>>> >>>>> I would like to avoid absolute paths of course, but I do not know >>> how >>>>> to >>>>> proceed. >>>>> What would be nice is a way to get the project directory in the >>>>> scripts, >>>>> rather than their working directory. >>>>> Does that make sense? >>>>> >>>>> Thank you in advance >>>>> Best, >>>>> Ivan >>> ______________________________________________ >>> R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >>> 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. > >______________________________________________ >R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >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. -- Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see 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.
