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 -------- Original message -------- From: Jeff Newmiller <jdnewmil at dcn.davis.ca.us> Date: 25/12/2018 4:39 am (GMT+05:30) To: Janh Anni <annijanh at gmail.com> Cc: r-help at 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 at 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 at dcn.davis.ca.us>>wrote:>>>>>>> On December 24, 2018 11:14:40 AM PST, Janh Anni <annijanh at 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 at 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 at 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 at 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 at 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 at 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 at 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>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >?????? 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Issues with R3.5.2
2 messages · prof.amitmittal, Janh Anni
Thanks! On Mon, Dec 24, 2018 at 8:38 PM prof.amitmittal <prof.amitmittal at 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 <jdnewmil at dcn.davis.ca.us> Date: 25/12/2018 4:39 am (GMT+05:30) To: Janh Anni <annijanh at gmail.com> Cc: r-help at 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 at 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 at dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:
On December 24, 2018 11:14:40 AM PST, Janh Anni <annijanh at 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 at 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 at 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 at 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 at 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 at 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 at 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
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