works perfectly! thanks for your help John!
On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 9:13 AM, John Laing <john.la...@gmail.com> wrote: > Um.... I've never seen that before. A quick Google yields this: > http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/weird-error-with-a-lazyload-RData-file-in-a-package-td4662836.html > > And indeed, based on the detach statement above, it looks like you've left > your R session open. Can you try with a new session? > > > On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 9:02 AM, Aidan Corcoran <aidan.corcora...@gmail.com > > wrote: > >> hi John, >> >> thanks for making this change - unfortunately I'm having a little trouble >> with it... >> >> >> > detach("package:Rbbg") >> > install.packages("Rbbg", repos = "http://r.findata.org";) >> trying URL 'http://r.findata.org/bin/windows/contrib/3.0/Rbbg_0.5.1.zip' >> Content type 'application/zip' length 41505 bytes (40 Kb) >> opened URL >> downloaded 40 Kb >> package âRbbgâ successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked >> The downloaded binary packages are in >> D:\Users\corca\AppData\Local\Temp\RtmpamcWxR\downloaded_packages >> > library(Rbbg) >> *> conn <- blpConnect(log.level="off")* >> *Error: lazy-load database 'P' is corrupt* >> *In addition: Warning message:* >> *internal error -3 in R_decompress1 * >> >> > conn <- blpConnect(log.level='off') >> Error: lazy-load database 'P' is corrupt >> In addition: Warning messages: >> 1: restarting interrupted promise evaluation >> 2: internal error -3 in R_decompress1 >> >> >> >> On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 9:43 PM, John Laing <john.la...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I've added the option Aidan described and released in version 0.5.1, >>> available from the usual place: repos="http://r.findata.org";. Logging >>> can now be turned off by specifying log.level="off" to blpConnect. >>> >>> -John >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 6:13 PM, Aidan Corcoran < >>> aidan.corcora...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> i'm copying my exchange on this with John below. >>>> we don't have a solution yet but John is looking into it and may add an >>>> option to disable logging. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 5:30 PM, John Laing <john.la...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I wouldn't touch the Windows registry. I'm going to look into this >>>>> "couldn't get the lock" error a little more. Another option is that I >>>>> could >>>>> add an option to blpConnect to turn logging off. Would that work for you? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 5:17 PM, Aidan Corcoran < >>>>> aidan.corcora...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> thanks John. >>>>>> >>>>>> unfortunately no joy. >>>>>> >>>>>> > require(rJava) >>>>>> > .jinit() >>>>>> [1] 0 >>>>>> > fh1 <- .jnew("java/util/logging/FileHandler", >>>>>> "%h/org.findata.blpwrapper.%g.log") >>>>>> Error in .jnew("java/util/logging/FileHandler", >>>>>> "%h/org.findata.blpwrapper.%g.log") : >>>>>> java.io.IOException: Couldn't get lock for >>>>>> %h/org.findata.blpwrapper.%g.log >>>>>> > fh2 <- .jnew("java/util/logging/FileHandler", >>>>>> "%h/org.findata.blpwrapper.%g.log", 0L, 1L, FALSE) >>>>>> Error in .jnew("java/util/logging/FileHandler", >>>>>> "%h/org.findata.blpwrapper.%g.log", : >>>>>> java.io.IOException: Couldn't get lock for >>>>>> %h/org.findata.blpwrapper.%g.log >>>>>> >>>>>> Should I look into changing the HOME variable in the windows >>>>>> registry? If you think that might help I'll just check with IT that it's >>>>>> ok >>>>>> and whether it can be changed permanently. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 4:52 PM, John Laing <john.la...@gmail.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I don't think that changing your HOME will help. My thinking is that >>>>>>> Java's resolution of the pattern wildcard %h is probably the same as >>>>>>> your >>>>>>> normal HOME, but changing that in R doesn't necessarily change it for >>>>>>> Java. >>>>>>> A little fuzzy on the details. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Another thought -- try this: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> require(rJava) >>>>>>> .jinit() >>>>>>> >>>>>>> fh1 <- .jnew("java/util/logging/FileHandler", >>>>>>> "%h/org.findata.blpwrapper.%g.log") >>>>>>> fh2 <- .jnew("java/util/logging/FileHandler", >>>>>>> "%h/org.findata.blpwrapper.%g.log", 0L, 1L, FALSE) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The first is essentially what Rbbg tries to do, which is to open a >>>>>>> writeable log file. The second opens the same file but not writeably. >>>>>>> Let >>>>>>> me know which (if either) works. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -John >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 3:49 PM, Aidan Corcoran < >>>>>>> aidan.corcora...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi John, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> it was set to a folder in D (a network drive), and I think the >>>>>>>> path uses a variable that gets populated with my user name at some >>>>>>>> point. >>>>>>>> however i tried the below and this didn't fix it. >>>>>>>> i do have write access to that folder as i just created a file in >>>>>>>> it. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> > Sys.setenv(HOME="C:\\rstartfolder") >>>>>>>> > conn <- blpConnect() >>>>>>>> R version 3.0.3 (2014-03-06) >>>>>>>> rJava Version 0.9-6 >>>>>>>> Rbbg Version 0.5.0 >>>>>>>> Java environment initialized successfully. >>>>>>>> Looking for most recent blpapi3.jar file... >>>>>>>> Adding C:\blp\API\APIv3\JavaAPI\v3.7.1.1\lib\blpapi3.jar to Java >>>>>>>> classpath >>>>>>>> Error in .jnew("org/findata/blpwrapper/Connection", java.log.level) >>>>>>>> : >>>>>>>> java.io.IOException: Couldn't get lock for >>>>>>>> %h/org.findata.blpwrapper.%g.log >>>>>>>> > Sys.getenv("HOME") >>>>>>>> [1] "C:\\rstartfolder" >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 3:22 PM, John Laing <john.la...@gmail.com> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi Aidan, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> C:\ is probably not your home. From R try Sys.getenv("HOME"). That >>>>>>>>> will give you a directory, and in there you should look for files >>>>>>>>> named >>>>>>>>> like org.findata.blpwrapper.* >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -John >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 2:09 PM, Aidan Corcoran < >>>>>>>>> aidan.corcora...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> hi John, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> thanks for your reply. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I generally have write access to the C drive but I'm not sure >>>>>>>>>> exactly where the log file lives. If you could tell me then I will >>>>>>>>>> check on >>>>>>>>>> access and post back. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> thanks >>>>>>>>>> Aidan. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 1:55 PM, John Laing <john.la...@gmail.com >>>>>>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Aidan, >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> The connection is failing as it attempts to open the log file. >>>>>>>>>>> Can you confirm whether you have write access to your home folder? >>>>>>>>>>> My >>>>>>>>>>> Windows box is virtual as well, so that's not the cause... at >>>>>>>>>>> least, not >>>>>>>>>>> directly. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> -John >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 1:35 PM, Aidan Corcoran < >>>>>>>>>>> aidan.corcora...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> hi all, >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I'm getting the below error when I try >>>>>>>>>>>> conn <- blpConnect() >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> R version 3.0.3 (2014-03-06) >>>>>>>>>>>> rJava Version 0.9-6 >>>>>>>>>>>> Rbbg Version 0.5.0 >>>>>>>>>>>> Java environment initialized successfully. >>>>>>>>>>>> Looking for most recent blpapi3.jar file... >>>>>>>>>>>> Adding C:\blp\API\APIv3\JavaAPI\v3.7.1.1\lib\blpapi3.jar to >>>>>>>>>>>> Java classpath >>>>>>>>>>>> *Error in .jnew("org/findata/blpwrapper/Connection", >>>>>>>>>>>> java.log.level) : * >>>>>>>>>>>> * java.io.IOException: Couldn't get lock for >>>>>>>>>>>> %h/org.findata.blpwrapper.%g.log* >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Can't seem to find a similar error on the web. My desktop is a >>>>>>>>>>>> virtual >>>>>>>>>>>> desktop and this is my first time trying to get rbbg to work on >>>>>>>>>>>> this setup, >>>>>>>>>>>> so maybe this has something to do with. It's win7-64bit with R >>>>>>>>>>>> 3.0.3 and >>>>>>>>>>>> latest versions of all packages I believe. The excel bloomberg >>>>>>>>>>>> API is >>>>>>>>>>>> working fine. If anyone could help me understand this error >>>>>>>>>>>> better or fix >>>>>>>>>>>> it that would be very much appreciated! >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> thanks >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>>> R-SIG-Finance@r-project.org mailing list >>>>>>>>>>>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-finance >>>>>>>>>>>> -- Subscriber-posting only. If you want to post, subscribe >>>>>>>>>>>> first. >>>>>>>>>>>> -- Also note that this is not the r-help list where general R >>>>>>>>>>>> questions should go. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 1:55 PM, John Laing <john.la...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Aidan, >>>>> >>>>> The connection is failing as it attempts to open the log file. Can you >>>>> confirm whether you have write access to your home folder? My Windows box >>>>> is virtual as well, so that's not the cause... at least, not directly. >>>>> >>>>> -John >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 1:35 PM, Aidan Corcoran < >>>>> aidan.corcora...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> hi all, >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm getting the below error when I try >>>>>> conn <- blpConnect() >>>>>> >>>>>> R version 3.0.3 (2014-03-06) >>>>>> rJava Version 0.9-6 >>>>>> Rbbg Version 0.5.0 >>>>>> Java environment initialized successfully. >>>>>> Looking for most recent blpapi3.jar file... >>>>>> Adding C:\blp\API\APIv3\JavaAPI\v3.7.1.1\lib\blpapi3.jar to Java >>>>>> classpath >>>>>> *Error in .jnew("org/findata/blpwrapper/Connection", java.log.level) >>>>>> : * >>>>>> * java.io.IOException: Couldn't get lock for >>>>>> %h/org.findata.blpwrapper.%g.log* >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Can't seem to find a similar error on the web. My desktop is a >>>>>> virtual >>>>>> desktop and this is my first time trying to get rbbg to work on this >>>>>> setup, >>>>>> so maybe this has something to do with. It's win7-64bit with R 3.0.3 >>>>>> and >>>>>> latest versions of all packages I believe. The excel bloomberg API is >>>>>> working fine. If anyone could help me understand this error better or >>>>>> fix >>>>>> it that would be very much appreciated! >>>>>> >>>>>> thanks >>>>>> >>>>>> [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> R-SIG-Finance@r-project.org mailing list >>>>>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-finance >>>>>> -- Subscriber-posting only. If you want to post, subscribe first. >>>>>> -- Also note that this is not the r-help list where general R >>>>>> questions should go. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> > [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
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