Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0411021723001.31139-100000@gannet.stats>
Date: 2004-11-02T17:25:00Z
From: Brian Ripley
Subject: using R in .NET apps
In-Reply-To: <03EC0EF2887E0C4D84748557F82F2E5B05B098A2@sdf0cd1.ph.ssa.gov>
On Tue, 2 Nov 2004, Siddique, Amer wrote:
> I am writing a windows XP app which utilizes the .NET framework. my language
> is VB.NET. the Visual basic (VB) compiler will translate VB source code into
> microsoft intermediate language (MSIL), thus producing native code on XP.
>
> if I have a multi-tier app with a lower layer datastore (IBM Informix using
> ODBC) and a middle tier (for logic and computation), I would like to
> incorporate R functionality at this stage and send output to the front end
> (display charts, etc.).
>
> Currently, the .NET IDE incorporates the "Crystal Report" engine for such
> needs. I would like to use R in a similar manner. Perhaps I could expose it
> as a windows service (using DCOM?), thus allowing me to programmaticaly
Yes, and that is in the appropriate FAQ, Q2.16. (The R posting guide does
ask you to consult the FAQs.)
> access its abilities within the .NET framework.
>
> HTH. Amer
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Prof Brian Ripley [mailto:ripley at stats.ox.ac.uk]
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 11:45 AM
> > To: Siddique, Amer
> > Cc: 'r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch'
> > Subject: Re: [R] using R in .NET apps
> >
> > On Tue, 2 Nov 2004, Siddique, Amer wrote:
> >
> > > looking for some thoughts on incorporating R functionality to create
> > > histograms of data stored in an informix db. im gonna write the app
> > in .Net
> > > and will use a managed provider to access the data. what R libs might I
> > have
> > > to package in the assemblies? (sorry my Q is general as Ive only just
> > looked
> > > at wanting this yet)
> >
> > Could you translate the question into English? My guess is that you are
> > writing in a lower-cased version of some Microsoft internal language, but
> > you don't even mention that this is for Windows (if it is).
> >
> > --
> > Brian D. Ripley, ripley at stats.ox.ac.uk
> > Professor of Applied Statistics, http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~ripley/
> > University of Oxford, Tel: +44 1865 272861 (self)
> > 1 South Parks Road, +44 1865 272866 (PA)
> > Oxford OX1 3TG, UK Fax: +44 1865 272595
>
>
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Brian D. Ripley, ripley at stats.ox.ac.uk
Professor of Applied Statistics, http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~ripley/
University of Oxford, Tel: +44 1865 272861 (self)
1 South Parks Road, +44 1865 272866 (PA)
Oxford OX1 3TG, UK Fax: +44 1865 272595