[R] running R-code outside of R

[Spencer Graves]

      A short answer to your question is 'yes and no':  R is an 
interpreted language.  There may have been attempts to create a 
"compiler" for R, but I don't know if any have actually succeeded very 
well. 

      However, there are ways to (a) call R from other languages and (b) 
run R in batch mode.  For example, I've seen packages that allow Excel 
users to run selected R functions.  I'm not current on preferred ways of 
doing that, but if I had to do it, I might consider the RExcelInstaller 
and RODBC packages.  Also, I know people have created web pages that 
pass data to R and display the results in a web page without burdening 
the user with learning R.  I don't know how this works, but I just got 
125 hits from "RSiteSearch('running R in batch mode')". 

      If you want to provide more specifics of what you would like to 
do, you might get more useful suggestions.  And, yes, I do believe in 
magic,  but sometimes it requires a little creative thought. 

      Hope this helps. 
      Spencer Graves

Rolf Turner wrote:
>
> On 25/06/2008, at 6:01 AM, Roger Leenders wrote:
>
>>
>> R 2.7.0, WinXP
>>
>> Hi list,
>>
>> I have written some code in R that I would like to share with others who
>> are not R-users. Is there a way to compile the code so it will run
>> outside of R?
>> The best thing would be a functionality to compile the code into a 
>> ".exe"
>> file that does not require the user to have R installed or to know 
>> how to
>> use R. The persons I would like to make the program available to are 
>> unlikely to ever need or use software like R.
>>
>> Is there a functionality that will allow others to use my code without
>> needing R itself?
>
>     This reminds me of that old Lovin' Spoonful song:
>
>         ``Do You Believe in Magic?''
>
>
>             cheers,
>
>                 Rolf Turner
>
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