[R-SIG-Mac] using package xlsx

[Gábor Csárdi]

While I don't know the answer to your question, I would try
https://github.com/hadley/readxl in this situation.

Gabor

On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 5:12 PM, Dennis Fisher <fisher at plessthan.com> wrote:

> OS X Yosemite
> R 3.1.3
>
> Colleagues
>
> I have used the package xlsx successfully in the past.  Today, I attempted
> to use that package, the first time since I upgraded to Yosemite.  R
> responded to:
>         library(“xlsx”)
> with
>         No Java runtime present, requesting install.
> A popup then said “you need to install the legacy Java SE 6 runtime”
>
> I updated all my packages, then I tried:
>         library(“rJava”)
> The outcome is the same.
>
> I installed Java (Java 8 Update 40), then tried again.  Same problem.  I
> can confirm that Java is installed:
> > PET633> java -version
> > java version "1.8.0_40"
> > Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_40-b27)
> > Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.40-b25, mixed mode)
>
> It appears that the rJava wants an old version of java — however, I can’t
> find that version at the Oracle website.  For curiosity, I tried to install
> Java SE 7 — the installer would not allow this once it found the newer
> version (8).  This suggests that installing version 6 will also not be
> permitted.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Dennis
>
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