[R] Issues with R3.5.2

[prof.amitmittal]

you can just use libpath to specify which packages to use instead of deleting librariesalso use sessionInfo () at the beginning to see what is loadedSent from my Samsung device

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From: Jeff Newmiller <jdnewmil using dcn.davis.ca.us> 
Date: 25/12/2018  4:39 am  (GMT+05:30) 
To: Janh Anni <annijanh using gmail.com> 
Cc: r-help using r-project.org 
Subject: Re: [R] Issues with R3.5.2 

Yes, that would be the personal library.There is one question in the installer that asks if you would like to create a personal library... I have always said yes, but I could imagine that saying no could lead to problems.On December 24, 2018 2:43:24 PM PST, Janh Anni <annijanh using gmail.com> wrote:>I am sorry I forgot to mention - I just looked in the>Documents\R\win-Library directory and only found folders for previous R>versions, specifically R3.0, 3.1 and 3.4.  So I must have deleted the>R3.5>folder as you initially advised or it was removed during the>un-installation.  Unless I am misunderstanding what you mean by the>R3.5>personal package library?  Thanks again>>On Mon, Dec 24, 2018 at 4:28 PM Jeff Newmiller><jdnewmil using dcn.davis.ca.us>>wrote:>>>>>>> On December 24, 2018 11:14:40 AM PST, Janh Anni <annijanh using gmail.com>>> wrote:>> >Hello Jeff, Martin,>> >>> >I deleted 3.5.2 as suggested and tried 3.5.1 but still had the same>> >problems.  I still couldn't use read.table to load a data file and>> >still>> >had an error message when I tried to install a package. Usually>after>> >installing a new version of R, I would go to the R icon on the>desktop,>> >right click on it, click on Properties and then specify the folder>that>> >contains my data files in the "Start in" box, so that R>automatically>> >has>> >access to my data files.  Could that possibly be causing problems>with>> >these newer versions of R?>>>> No.>>>> > Also, there’s never a prompt during the>> >installation to Run as Administrator, so that could not possibly be>the>> >cause>>>> Yes, you have to go out of your way to Run As Administrator (RAA).>> However, regardless of how you initially encountered a problem, once>you>> did that there could be any number of files contaminated with>permissions>> issues.>>>> Specifically, I said to delete your 3.5 personal package library, but>your>> description is not specific so I suspect you may not have done that.>> However, any file modified by you intentionally or not while using>RAA>> could be causing your problems now, so now it is up to you to find>those>> files somehow.>>>> >>> > I also just tried Version 3.4.4, and had no problems whatsoever>either>> >with using read.table to load data files or downloading packages. >So>> >there>> >must be some changes from version 3.5 onward that created the>issues.>> >Hopefully this will be looked at more closely by the team with  a>view>> >to>> >resolving the issues>>>> I doubt the "team" will spend much time looking at this based on your>> descriptions so far. They need something reproducible, and the fact>that>> you already used RAA to "fix" the problem makes anything you did>prior to>> that almost impossible to reproduce.>>>> fortunes:::fortune(337)>>>> >>> >Thanks,>> >>> >Janh>> >>> >On Sun, Dec 23, 2018 at 1:31 AM Jeff Newmiller>> ><jdnewmil using dcn.davis.ca.us>>> >wrote:>> >>> >> You could delete your 3.5 personal package library (using the File>> >> Explorer with Run as Admin if necessary) and re-install your>packages>> >> without running as Admin. If that does not work try uninstalling R>> >and>> >> re-installing 3.5.1.>> >>>> >> On December 22, 2018 8:16:11 PM PST, Janh Anni><annijanh using gmail.com>>> >wrote:>> >> >This issue only came up after I installed R3.5.2. Never had any>> >> >problems>> >> >with previous installations.  So it is likely a bug in the>current>> >> >version.  Any suggestions what to do now?>> >> >>> >> >On Sat, Dec 22, 2018 at 11:06 PM Jeff Newmiller>> >> ><jdnewmil using dcn.davis.ca.us>>> >> >wrote:>> >> >>> >> >> That normally only occurs if you have at some time used>elevated>> >> >> permissions, beyond which point you fall into a downward spiral>of>> >> >more>> >> >> permissions trouble. You are apparently already in trouble,>> >whether>> >> >it was>> >> >> of your own making or due to a bug in the installer.>> >> >>>> >> >> Also, never update the system R package library... always use a>> >> >personal>> >> >> library.>> >> >>>> >> >> On December 22, 2018 6:01:44 PM PST, Janh Anni>> ><annijanh using gmail.com>>> >> >wrote:>> >> >> >Hi Jeff,>> >> >> >>> >> >> >No, during the installation, there was not an option to Run as>> >> >> >Administration.  But *after *installation, I found that if I>> >> >selected>> >> >> >Run>> >> >> >as Administrator, then I could install packages using>> >> >install.packages>> >> >> >as>> >> >> >usual without problems.>> >> >> >>> >> >> >Thanks>> >> >> >Janh>> >> >> >>> >> >> >On Sat, Dec 22, 2018 at 8:26 PM Jeff Newmiller>> >> >> ><jdnewmil using dcn.davis.ca.us>>> >> >> >wrote:>> >> >> >>> >> >> >> Did you by any chance use Run As Administrator to install R?>If>> >so>> >> >> >then>> >> >> >> you need to uninstall it and delete all files created by it>> >(e.g.>> >> >> >> Documents/R/win-lib/3.5/) and re-install using UAC as>prompted.>> >> >> >>>> >> >> >> On December 22, 2018 5:10:27 PM PST, Janh Anni>> >> ><annijanh using gmail.com>>> >> >> >wrote:>> >> >> >> >Dear R Experts,>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >I use Windows 10 and just installed the new R version,>R3.5.2>> >but>> >> >> >when>> >> >> >> >I>> >> >> >> >tried to load a data file using read.table, I got an error>> >> >message>> >> >> >like>> >> >> >> >this:>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >*Error in file(file, "rt") : cannot open the connection*>> >> >> >> >*In addition: Warning message:*>> >> >> >> >*In file(file, "rt") :*>> >> >> >> >*  cannot open file 'StreamPCB.dat': No such file or>> >directory*>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >Also, I couldn't install packages using install.packages as>> >> >usual,>> >> >> >> >unless I>> >> >> >> >run R as Administrator>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >I wonder if anyone else had the same issues and any>> >suggestions>> >> >how>> >> >> >to>> >> >> >> >fix?>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >Thanks a lot>> >> >> >> >Janh>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >       [[alternative HTML version deleted]]>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >______________________________________________>> >> >> >> >R-help using r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and>more,>> >see>> >> >> >> >https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help>> >> >> >> >PLEASE do read the posting guide>> >> >> >> >http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html>> >> >> >> >and provide commented, minimal, self-contained,>reproducible>> >> >code.>> >> >> >>>> >> >> >> -->> >> >> >> Sent from my phone. 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