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
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From: Jeff Newmiller <[email protected]>
Date: 25/12/2018 4:39 am (GMT+05:30)
To: Janh Anni <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
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 <[email protected]> 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><[email protected]>>wrote:>>>>>>> On December 24, 2018
11:14:40 AM PST, Janh Anni <[email protected]>>> 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>> ><[email protected]>>> >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><[email protected]>>> >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>> >> ><[email protected]>>> >> >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>> ><[email protected]>>> >> >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>> >> >> ><[email protected]>>> >> >> >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>> >> ><[email protected]>>> >> >> >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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