Thanks! On Mon, Dec 24, 2018 at 8:38 PM prof.amitmittal <prof.amitmit...@gmail.com> wrote:
> you can just use libpath to specify which packages to use instead of > deleting libraries > > also use sessionInfo () at the beginning to see what is loaded > > > > Sent from my Samsung device > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Jeff Newmiller <jdnew...@dcn.davis.ca.us> > Date: 25/12/2018 4:39 am (GMT+05:30) > To: Janh Anni <annij...@gmail.com> > Cc: r-help@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 <annij...@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 > ><jdnew...@dcn.davis.ca.us> > >wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> On December 24, 2018 11:14:40 AM PST, Janh Anni <annij...@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 > >> ><jdnew...@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 > ><annij...@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 > >> >> ><jdnew...@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 > >> ><annij...@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 > >> >> >> ><jdnew...@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 > >> >> ><annij...@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@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. Please excuse my brevity. > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> -- > >> >> >> Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity. > >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity. > >> >> > >> > >> -- > >> Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity. > >> > > -- > Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity. > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@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. > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ R-help@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.
