How do I open a script file in RStudio using an R command?

Question

I have a simple script file called test.R. It\'s saved in the working directory. When I go to File > Open > test.R, it opens the file in the edit

Answer 1

Another alternative is the shell.exec function.

shell.exec("text.R") # This will open the file or URL using the path associated with it

Also, I think for your use case. This code snippet might be a little bit useful.

file <- "example.csv"
sub_dir <- "subdirectory"
dir.create(sub_dir)
writeLines("myfile",file.path(sub_dir, file))
# Works
shell.exec(file.path(sub_dir, file, fsep = "\\"))
shell.exec(file.path(sub_dir, file))