My preferred cycle with RGui is:

1) Open RGui
2) Save (empty) workspace in the new working directory
3) Quit RGui
4) Double-click on the saved workspace. This opens RGui and sets the working 
directory.
5) Open Notepad++ and edit as desired
6) Select code to run
7) Press F8

I have also been playing with RStudio, but they haven't got the directory thing 
straightened out yet AFAIK.

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Gene Leynes <gleyne...@gmail.com> wrote:

Yes, I understand. Normally I use Eclipse, which does what I want for "save 
as..." The bigger issue is that R can't tell the location of an open script, 
which makes it harder to create new versions of existing work.... Say you have 
some great analysis going in "Research 2011-01-01" with a folder for data, 
code, gui, other languages, excel, whatever else. Then you want to make a new 
folder for Research 2011-01-02" with the same structure. Making sure that 
you're setting the right directory in the new version adds a layer of 
complexity which would be nice to avoid. It would be really nice to just copy 
the folders, and let the script detect it's own location so that it could read 
from the data sub-directory, the gui's sub-directory, etc. What I want to be 
able to do is copy the tools I create into different client folders so that 
anyone can just use the tool without changing the source code.... which is 
simple for you or I, but prevents newcomers from using the tools. Apparently
  I'm in
the minority on the next part: but the "save as" thing I was describing before 
seems very strange to me. As I teach new people R it's always kind of a hangup 
that requires a little more explanation, but maybe it's the way I'm looking at 
it. Thanks for your reply Duncan. On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 6:57 PM, Duncan 
Murdoch <murdoch.dun...@gmail.com>wrote: > On 11-03-14 5:03 PM, Gene Leynes 
wrote: > >> As much as I love R, there are still the occasional shortcomings. 
>> >> I would love to find a solution to the "save as..." problem. >> >> Steps 
to reproduce the problem: >> >> 1. Open any version of he R GUI in Windows >> 
2. Choose "File> Open" from the menu >> 3. Open a script that is in a different 
directory >> 4. Choose "File> Save As" from the menu >> >> >> In just about any 
other application you would be presented with a GUI >> showing the current 
folder of the script and the current name of the >> script. You could then edit 
the name and save. >> >> In R, you have to find the
directory of the script and the script name. >> It >> can be annoying from a 
GUI perspective, especially if you typically work >> in >> one directory and 
store your scripts somewhere else, and the problem is >> worse when you have 
many script versions or directories. >> >> I know there are many ways to work 
around this issue. >> I also know about the batch file project. >> >> However, 
it seems like this is something that users shouldn't *need* to >> work >> 
around. >> >> I think this is related to the fact that R has no way of knowing 
the >> location of any open script file. >> (Please correct me if I'm wrong 
about that last part! ) >> >> I think this has come up before, but I couldn't 
find it in my searches. >> Is this a problem for other users as well? >> Should 
I post this to the development list? >> Is this change known to be possible / 
impossible? >> Can I help make the change? >> > > I think it's simply a matter 
of different working patterns. R offers the > current work
 ing
directory to save into. For some people, that's fine. > Others (like you) want 
some other default. > > I don't think we want to make the editor so elaborate 
that it caters to > every taste. If you want a better editor, there are lots 
out there, > including several that have good integration with R (Emacs, 
Eclipse, WinEdt, > TinnR, etc.) I think it would be best to use one of those 
editors, > customized to suit your needs. > > Duncan Murdoch > > >> Thanks >> 
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