running R within matlab

I was wondering if it is possible to work between matlab and R to plot some data. I have a script in matlab which generates a text file. From this I was wondering if it was possible to open R from within matlab and plot the data from this text file and then return to matlab.

For example, if I save a text file called test.txt, in the path 'E:\', and then define the path of R which in my case will be:

pathR = 'C:\Program Files\R\R-2.14.1\bin\R';

Is it possible to run a script already written in R saved under test1.R (saved in the same directory as test.txt) in R from matlab?

Answer 1

[Grzegorz Knor]

There is a Rscript command, so you can run it in this way:

!Rscript your_script.r

[Richard]

'Rscript' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.

Have I miss understood?

[Grzegorz Knor]

You have to specify the full path to the Rscript program, I suppose that on your machine it would be:

C:\Program Files\R\R-2.14.1\bin\Rscript

So try run in MATLAB:

!C:\Program Files\R\R-2.14.1\bin\Rscript your_script.r

! - execute operating system command

http://www.mathworks.com/help/techdoc/matlab_env/f0-12994.html#f0-38522

[Grzegorz Knor]

See also:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3412911/difference-between-r-exe-rcmd-exe-rscript-exe-and-rterm-exe