That is where it is.  Use the line

(load-file "C:/ess/ess-5.13/ess-5.13/lisp/ess-site.el")

in your ~/.emacs file

On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 8:04 PM, Li, Preston <Preston.Li@blackrock.com>wrote:

>  Thanks.  I have verified the path where ess-site.el sits, it is indeed
> C:/ess/ess-5.13/ess-5.13/lisp/ess-site.el
> Just to clarify, I created C:/ess and unzipped the zip file there to
> install it there resulting in this directory structure.
> Does that not mean that is where ESS is?  Please clarify what you mean by
> "where ESS is".  Thanks.
>
>  ------------------------------
>  *From:* Richard M. Heiberger [mailto:rmh@temple.edu]
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 10, 2011 4:50 PM
>
> *To:* Li, Preston
> *Cc:* ess-help@r-project.org
> *Subject:* Re: [ESS] ESS installation (Windows) problem
>
>   Since you say neither statement works, that suggests that ESS in in
> neither
> place.  Please verify where ESS is.
>
> Another possibility, actually quite likely, is that you put ESS in a
> non-standard place.
> Therefore the (load ...) command won't work.  You will need the longer
> statement
> (load-file "C:/ess/ess-5.13/ess-5.13/lisp/ess-site.el")
> Again verify that you have the correct pathname.
>
> Also, the etiquette of this list is that you stay on the list and do not
> reply individually
> to senders.
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 7:25 PM, Richard M. Heiberger <rmh@temple.edu>wrote:
>
>> Your original email said
>>
>>  (load "C:/ess/ess-5.13/ess-5.13/lisp/ess-site")
>> Your second email said
>>  (load "~/ess/ess-5.13/ess-5.13/lisp/ess-site")
>>
>> they are not the same.  ESS is not inside your personal directory.
>> Therefore
>> you need the absolute pathname (beginning with the "c:/"
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 7:17 PM, Li, Preston <Preston.Li@blackrock.com>wrote:
>>
>>>  Thank you for your quick reply.  I verified that I do have 2 levels of
>>> ess-5.13 and as such I created ~/.emacs and in there put:
>>> (load "~/ess/ess-5.13/ess-5.13/lisp/ess-site")
>>>
>>> but afterwards I fired up GNU emacs again but still no *ESS* recognition
>>>
>>>  ------------------------------
>>> *From:* Richard M. Heiberger [mailto:rmh@temple.edu]
>>> *Sent:* Thursday, March 10, 2011 4:05 PM
>>> *To:* Li, Preston
>>> *Cc:* ess-help@r-project.org
>>> *Subject:* Re: [ESS] ESS installation (Windows) problem
>>>
>>>   Windows itself won't create names beginning with ".".  If you create
>>> that file name
>>> inside emacs, it will exist.  The "~" is the convention for your home
>>> directory.
>>> Open the file
>>> C-x C-f ~/.emacs <RET>
>>> Emacs will create the file if it isn't already there.
>>> Add the correct load statement for your machine and then save it with
>>> C-x C-s
>>> Are you sure that you have two levels of ess-5.13?  Usually only one
>>> level
>>> is in the path.
>>> The ESS instructions for Windows are correct.  You must follow them
>>> absolutely
>>> literally.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 6:38 PM, Li, Preston <Preston.Li@blackrock.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I am on Windows XP and have both GNU Emacs 21.3.1 installed as well as
>>>> the latest ESS 5.13 unpacked as follow:
>>>>
>>>> C:/ess/ess-5.13/ess-5.13/
>>>> C:/Program Files/GNU EMACS/site-lisp/
>>>>
>>>> The installation instructions at
>>>> http://ess.r-project.org/Manual/readme.html suggests adding (load
>>>> "C:/ess/ess-5.13/ess-5.13/lisp/ess-site") to ~/.emacs
>>>>
>>>> Where exactly should the .emacs be?  Does it already exist or do I have
>>>> to create it.  I only see one file (subdirs.el) under C:/Program
>>>> Files/GNU EMACS/site-lisp/
>>>>
>>>> Also, in Windows (as opposed to Unix) I thought file names starting with
>>>> a "." is prohibited, no?
>>>>
>>>> Please advise.  Thanks.
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