Executing Shell Script via Automator

Question

via Terminal/Totalterminal or iTerm, this script works very well:

cd ~/go/to/dir/ && R -e "shiny::runApp("/go/to/dir", launch.browser=TRUE)"

but as/in a App via Automator, the second Part wont work.

In Automator: run Shell-Script. Where is the difference of "normal" Terminal and the Terminal used by Automator. In both /bin/bash

I don't use automator much, but in apple script if you do something out of a canonical comand line (like use R, for example), you must run tell application "Terminal" activate do shell script "..." — Señor O
– Señor O, Commented Jul 2, 2014 at 15:56
nearly perfect ;) but so far applescript has problems with R -e 'shiny::runApp("/Users/1/2/3/", launch.browser=TRUE)' in AS you need: "R -e 'shiny::runApp("/Users/1/2/3/", launch.browser=TRUE)'" Its a problem with the marks. — Teletubbi-OS X
– Teletubbi-OS X, Commented Jul 2, 2014 at 16:36
Yes,I'v try it but always failed. I miss the right psotion for the "\" — Teletubbi-OS X
– Teletubbi-OS X, Commented Jul 2, 2014 at 16:58
post your applescript that you've embedded into an Applescript Automator action and we can help with the quoted forms, etc. — jweaks
– jweaks, Commented Jul 3, 2014 at 6:01

Lri · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-05 10:39:17Z

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Is r on the path in Automator? If not, replace r with the full path like /usr/local/bin/r (shown by which r).

answered Jul 5, 2014 at 10:39

Lri

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