[R] Fatal Error: INVALID HOMEDRIVE

[Brett Melbourne]

> have you tried changing the "Target" line in the properties dialog for the
> icon to this:
>
> "C:\Program Files\R\rw1090\bin\Rgui.exe"
HOMEPATH=\path\to\normal\R\workdir

This works for me too, in the the "Target" line in the properties dialog for
the icon:
"C:\Program Files\R\rw1090\bin\Rgui.exe" HOMEPATH=\

Brett


>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brett Melbourne [mailto:bamelbourne at ucdavis.edu]
> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 13:13
> To: Vinyard Maj William C; r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
> Subject: Re: [R] Fatal Error: INVALID HOMEDRIVE
>
>
> I can also start 1.8.1 and 1.9.0 properly in a similar way to that
described
> here by Vinyard, by typing the following at the command prompt or from a
> batch file.
>
> SET HOMEPATH=\
> "C:\Program Files\R\rw1090\bin\Rgui.exe"
>
> However, both 1.8.1 and 1.9.0 still fail in the usual way when started
from
> the program icon (I have confirmed, by SET, before and after failing that
> HOMEPATH is properly set). I observe the same behaviour when HOME=C:\ is
> set.
>
> Brett
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Vinyard Maj William C" <VinyardWC at logcom.usmc.mil>
> To: <r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch>
> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 4:54 AM
> Subject: [R] Fatal Error: INVALID HOMEDRIVE
>
>
> > As requested:
> >
> > set > eviron.txt
> >
> > ALLUSERSPROFILE=D:\Documents and Settings\All Users
> > APPDATA=D:\Documents and Settings\vinyardwc\Application Data
> > CMP_HOME=C:\PROGRA~1\DIICOE~1
> > CommonProgramFiles=C:\Program Files\Common Files
> > COMPUTERNAME=MATCOM08WK072
> > ComSpec=C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe
> > HOMEDRIVE=C:
> > HOMESHARE=\\matcomapps05\users
> > LOGONSERVER=\\MATCOMDC03
> > NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=1
> > OS=Windows_NT
> > Os2LibPath=C:\WINNT\system32\os2\dll;
> > Path=d:\docume~1\vinyardwc\gnuwin32\bin;d:\docume~1\vinyardwc\gnu\bin;
> > PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH
> > PBXHOME=C:\PBrokerX
> > PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=x86
> > PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=x86 Family 15 Model 1 Stepping 3, GenuineIntel
> > PROCESSOR_LEVEL=15
> > PROCESSOR_REVISION=0103
> > ProgramFiles=C:\Program Files
> > PROMPT=$P$G
> > RESOURCENAME=DIICOE
> > SMS_LOCAL_DIR=C:\WINNT
> > SMS_LOCAL_DIR_USER=C:\WINNT
> > SystemDrive=C:
> > SystemRoot=C:\WINNT
> > TEMP=D:\DOCUME~1\VINYAR~1\LOCALS~1\Temp
> > TMP=D:\DOCUME~1\VINYAR~1\LOCALS~1\Temp
> > UCP_HOME=..\data\UCP
> > USERDOMAIN=MATCOM
> > USERNAME=VinyardWC
> > USERPROFILE=D:\Documents and Settings\vinyardwc
> > windir=C:\WINNT
> > WORKDIRECTORY=C:\Program Files\DII COE Message Processor\bin
> >
> > I use a DELL desktop with Win 2000 Pro.  I have R-1.9.0 installed.  A
> > co-worker has R-1.8.1 installed on a Dell laptop also with Win 2000 Pro.
> He
> > has not experienced any problems. Our network admin push updates over
the
> > net at night.  I assume the netadmin pushes the same updates to both
> > machines.
> >
> > I changed my batch file from:
> >
> > SET HOMEDRIVE=D:
> > SET HOMEPATH=\Documents and Settings\vinyardwc\My Documents\Rwork\work
> > Rgui.exe
> >
> > to:
> >
> > @SET HOMEPATH=\Documents and Settings\vinyardwc\My Documents\Rwork\work
> > @ Start Rgui.exe
> >
> > The second version works.
> >
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