downloading packages for SPSS 18 R plug-in

[eszter csernai]

Hello,

I can only run R code that uses the packages installed with the plug-in.

I would like to use other packages downloaded from cran.r-project.org,
but SPSS does not seem to see them.

I understand that SPSS uses R 2.8, I also have R 2.10 installed on the PC,
but I can't figure out where the problem is.

Can you help with any ideas?

Thanks very much,
Eszter

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[Jon K Peck]

Jon Peck
SPSS, an IBM Company
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From:	eszter csernai <[hidden email]>
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Date:	03/06/2010 07:24 AM
Subject:	[SPSSX-L] downloading packages for SPSS 18 R plug-in
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Hello,

I can only run R code that uses the packages installed with the plug-in.

I would like to use other packages downloaded from cran.r-project.org,
but SPSS does not seem to see them.
>>>You have to install other packages using R directly, or at least by writing some R code.  Then you need a library() call in your SPSS R program.  The example packages we install illustrate this.


I understand that SPSS uses R 2.8, I also have R 2.10 installed on the PC,
but I can't figure out where the problem is.
>>>The R Essentials installs the correct version of R, but having multiple versions of R installed is not a problem.  Of course, to use an R package with SPSS it has to be installed in the right R version.  Installing it in 2.10 does not make it available in 2.8.

HTH,
Jon Peck

Can you help with any ideas?

Thanks very much,
Eszter

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[eszter csernai]

Thanks very much for the quick answer, Jon.

 

It was such a stupid mistake:

I wrote the program in R directly, and since there the package I wanted to use had been loaded by default, I did not need to use the library() function.

So when I copied the syntax into SPSS, the library() call was missing...

 

I guess this is the type of mistake, you don't forget...

 

 

On 5 March 2010 21:51, Jon K Peck <[hidden email]> wrote:

Jon Peck
SPSS, an IBM Company
[hidden email]
312-651-3435

From:	eszter csernai <[hidden email]>
To:	[hidden email]
Date:	03/06/2010 07:24 AM
Subject:	[SPSSX-L] downloading packages for SPSS 18 R plug-in
Sent by:	"SPSSX(r) Discussion" <[hidden email]>

---

Hello,

I can only run R code that uses the packages installed with the plug-in.

I would like to use other packages downloaded from cran.r-project.org,
but SPSS does not seem to see them.

>>>You have to install other packages using R directly, or at least by writing some R code.  Then you need a library() call in your SPSS R program.  The example packages we install illustrate this.

I understand that SPSS uses R 2.8, I also have R 2.10 installed on the PC,
but I can't figure out where the problem is.

>>>The R Essentials installs the correct version of R, but having multiple versions of R installed is not a problem.  Of course, to use an R package with SPSS it has to be installed in the right R version.  Installing it in 2.10 does not make it available in 2.8.

HTH,
Jon Peck

Can you help with any ideas?

Thanks very much,
Eszter

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