[ESS-bugs] [ESS] trouble starting ESS

[Main, Regan]

When I submit: M-x ess-sas-interactive, I get the following in a new
*iESS[SAS]* buffer.

sas -rsasuser -altlog .log -altprint .lst -stdio < /dev/tty
speed 38400 baud; rows 0; columns 0; line = 0;
force % sas: Command not found.
force %
 

In step 2 of the Common Problems site, I get stuck.  It doesn't look
like the ess-sas-sh-command works.  Dired is working.  When I check the
executable path, it says: "/usr/rand/sas92linux/sas".  I tried creating
a symlink as it instructed in ~bin, but that didn't change anything.  

I am trying to run this on one of my company's machines.  I didn't
install ESS, so I can't say for certain whether the instructions were
followed.  The person who did install it is out of the office for 10
days.  He did install it on at least 2 other machines, and I've never
had a problem with either of them.

Would you recommend I have ESS reinstalled on this machine?

Thanks much for your help troubleshooting!
-Regan

-----Original Message-----
From: Rodney Sparapani [mailto:rsparapa at mcw.edu] 
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 3:00 PM
To: Main, Regan
Cc: ess-bugs at stat.math.ethz.ch
Subject: Re: [ESS] trouble starting ESS

On 07/30/10 02:51 PM, Main, Regan wrote:
> Thanks much for the prompt response, Rodney!
>
> I am pasting the contents of the M-x ess-submit-bug-report command as 
> well as the contents of the *Backtrace* buffer after having submitting

> 'M-x SAS'.
>
> I am working off of:
> 	Linux 2.6.18-194.8.1.el5
> 	SAS v9
> 	Emacs 21.4
>    
But, which version of ESS is this?  I don't see anything obviously
wrong.  Did you see this...
http://ess.r-project.org/Manual/ess.html#Requirements
or this...
http://ess.r-project.org/Manual/ess.html#iESS_0028SAS_0029_002d_002dComm
on-problems

Beyond that, what happens if you try M-x ess-sas-interactive in a fresh
emacs?

-- 
Rodney Sparapani       Center for Patient Care and Outcomes Research
Sr. Biostatistician               http://www.mcw.edu/pcor
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