[R] Database connection query

[Marc Schwartz]

> On Feb 9, 2015, at 4:33 AM, Lalitha Kristipati <Lalitha.Kristipati at techmahindra.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I would like to know when to use drivers and when to use packages to connect to databases in R
> 
> Regards,
> Lalitha Kristipati
> Associate Software Engineer


In general, you will need both.

There is more information in the R Data Import/Export manual:

  http://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/r-release/R-data.html#Relational-databases

and there is a SIG list for R and DB specific subject matter:

  https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-db

Regards,

Marc Schwartz