[R] RMySQL with Windows 7

[Duncan Murdoch]

On 06/02/2014 1:39 PM, Christian Oswald wrote:
> Hello,
>
> how can I install it on a wrong place?
>
>   "install.packages("RMySQL",type=source) don't work correct?

Many Windows users have R installed in "c:\Program Files", and normal 
users are not allowed to write there.  The .libPaths() function will 
tell you what libraries you are using; R will try to install to the 
first of those.

Duncan Murdoch
>
> Christian
>
>
>
> Am 06.02.2014 09:28, schrieb Duncan Murdoch:
> > On 06/02/2014 8:43 AM, Christian Oswald wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> I also don't found a solution for this problem. RMySQL works very well
> >> under Linux but not under Windows. You can try RODBC.
> >
> > RMySQL works fine for me in Windows.
> >
> > The most common problem people have installing packages in Windows is
> > that they try to install them to places where they don't have write
> > permission.
> >
> > Duncan Murdoch
> >
> >>
> >> Christian
> >>
> >>
> >> Am 05.02.2014 14:37, schrieb Peretz, Eliran:
> >> >
> >> > Hi ,
> >> >
> >> > I read your post and followed your instructions but still couldn't
> >> install RMySQL by getting the message: "installation of package
> >> â??RMySQLâ?? had non-zero exit status"
> >> > Can you please walk me through the process from the installation
> >> part (version, etc) to all the paths that need to be created and so on.
> >> >
> >> > Appreciate any support you can offer.
> >> >
> >> > Best,
> >> >
> >> > Eliran.
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> >> >
> >> >
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