Scheduling R Script

I have written an R script that pulls some data from a database, performs several operations on it and post the output to a new database.

I would like this script to run every day at a specific time but I can not find any way to do this effectively.

Can anyone recommend a resource I could look at to solve this issue? I am running this script on a Windows machine.

Actually under Windows you do not even have to create a batch file first to use the Scheduler.

• Open the scheduler: START -> All Programs -> Accesories -> System Tools -> Scheduler
• Create a new Task
• under tab Action, create a new action
• choose Start Program
• browse to Rscript.exe which should be placed e.g. here:
  "C:\Program Files\R\R-3.0.2\bin\x64\Rscript.exe"
• input the name of your file in the parameters field
• input the path where the script is to be found in the Start in field
• go to the Triggers tab
• create new trigger
• choose that task should be done each day, month, ... repeated several times, or whatever you like

Supposing your R script is mytest.r, located in D:\mydocuments\, you can create a batch file including the following command:

C:\R\R-2.10.1\bin\Rcmd.exe BATCH D:\mydocuments\mytest.r

Then add it, as a new task, to windows task scheduler, setting there the triggering conditions.

You could also omit the batch file. Set C:\R\R-2.10.1\bin\Rcmd.exe in the program/script textbox in task scheduler, and give as Arguments the rest of the initial command: BATCH D:\mydocuments\mytest.r

Scheduling R Tasks via Windows Task Scheduler (Posted on February 11, 2015)

taskscheduleR: R package to schedule R scripts with the Windows task manager (Posted on March 17, 2016)

EDIT

I recently adopted the use of batch files again, because I wanted the cmd window to be minimized (I couldn't find another way).

Specifically, I fill the windows task scheduler Actions tab as follows:

Program/script:

cmd.exe

Add arguments (optional):

/c start /min D:\mydocuments\mytest.bat ^& exit

Contents of mytest.bat:

C:\R\R-3.5.2\bin\x64\Rscript.exe D:\mydocuments\mytest.r params

Now there is built in option in RStudio to do this, to run scheduler first install below packages

  install.packages('data.table')
  install.packages('knitr')
  install.packages('miniUI')
  install.packages('shiny')
  install.packages("taskscheduleR", repos = "http://www.datatailor.be/rcube", type = 
  "source")

After installing go to

**TOOLS -> ADDINS ->BROWSE ADDINS ->taskscheduleR -> Select it and execute it.**