On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 1:46 PM, Jeff Laux <jeffl...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am having trouble loading RMySQL after installing it. I have looked at > archived r-help files and it seems many people have had issues, but I didn't > find my specific issue. I also went to the webpage at Vanderbilt > (http://biostat.mc.vanderbilt.edu/wiki/Main/RMySQL) and followed the > instructions as best I understood them: > > - I created a file called Renviron.site under "etc" in the R folder. In > it, I tried to put a pointer to where MySQL is. > I tried: > - MYSQL_HOME=C:/PROGRA~1/MySQL/MYSQL~Server~5.5/ > - MYSQL_HOME=C:/PROGRA~1/MySQL/MYSQLS~5.5/bin > (which are guesses at how this should be written from the > example on the webpage.) > - MYSQL_HOME=C:/Program Files/MySQL/MySQL Server 5.5 > (the actual location; n.b. adding "\bin" yields the location of > the mysql.exe file) > - I then re-start R and attempt to load the package. > - I get the following error messages: > > Loading required package: DBI > Error : MYSQL_HOME was set but does not point to a directory > Error : .onLoad failed in 'loadNamespace' for 'RMySQL' > Error: package/namespace load failed for 'RMySQL' > > Does anyone know how to write this so that it does point to the directory > properly?Or, what else might be the problem? > > Thanks, > Jeff > > PS, I am running windows XP media edition and R 2.10.1, if that matters. >
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