How to include spaces in arguments while calling R from a batchfile

Asked May 04 '16 at 10:19

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The following is my batch file:

D:\R-software\R-3.2.3\bin\R.exe CMD BATCH "--args Model A,Model B,Model C parameter2 parameter3" C:\Users\TEMP.INDIA\Desktop\prediction_test.r C:\Users\TEMP.INDIA\Desktop\predi.out &
pause

Here, Model A,Model B,Model C is my first parameter along with with two others. But it takes Model as the first parameter and A as the second parameter. What separator can I use between parameters and how can I group them?

edited May 04 '16 at 14:49

sebastian-c

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asked May 04 '16 at 10:19

user3580494

Can you use quotes for each parameter? – sebastian-c May 04 '16 at 10:54
nope It takes quote just as any other character of the argument – user3580494 May 04 '16 at 11:17
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Have you tried [using carets as escape characters?](http://superuser.com/questions/279008/how-do-i-escape-spaces-in-command-line-in-windows-without-using-quotation-marks) – sebastian-c May 04 '16 at 14:48
http://stackoverflow.com/a/4808574/2836621 – Mark Setchell May 04 '16 at 15:19
Why is there an `&` at the end of your `R.exe` command line? – aschipfl May 04 '16 at 20:00

How to include spaces in arguments while calling R from a batchfile

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