While I don't know the answer to your question, I would try https://github.com/hadley/readxl in this situation.
Gabor On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 5:12 PM, Dennis Fisher <[email protected]> wrote: > OS X Yosemite > R 3.1.3 > > Colleagues > > I have used the package xlsx successfully in the past. Today, I attempted > to use that package, the first time since I upgraded to Yosemite. R > responded to: > library(“xlsx”) > with > No Java runtime present, requesting install. > A popup then said “you need to install the legacy Java SE 6 runtime” > > I updated all my packages, then I tried: > library(“rJava”) > The outcome is the same. > > I installed Java (Java 8 Update 40), then tried again. Same problem. I > can confirm that Java is installed: > > PET633> java -version > > java version "1.8.0_40" > > Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_40-b27) > > Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.40-b25, mixed mode) > > It appears that the rJava wants an old version of java — however, I can’t > find that version at the Oracle website. For curiosity, I tried to install > Java SE 7 — the installer would not allow this once it found the newer > version (8). This suggests that installing version 6 will also not be > permitted. > > Any thoughts? > > Dennis > > Dennis Fisher MD > P < (The "P Less Than" Company) > Phone: 1-866-PLessThan (1-866-753-7784) > Fax: 1-866-PLessThan (1-866-753-7784) > www.PLessThan.com > > _______________________________________________ > R-SIG-Mac mailing list > [email protected] > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] _______________________________________________ R-SIG-Mac mailing list [email protected] https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-mac
