Thanks for the reply. Yes, you are quite correct, but:
> install.packages('rJava') Warning in install.packages("rJava") : argument 'lib' is missing: using 'C:\Users\Stephen\Documents/R/win64-library/2.11' --- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session --- Warning: unable to access index for repository http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/pub/RWin/bin/windows64/contrib/2.11 trying URL 'http://cran.case.edu/bin/windows64/contrib/2.11/rJava_0.8-5.zip' Content type 'application/zip' length 658913 bytes (643 Kb) opened URL downloaded 643 Kb package 'rJava' successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked The downloaded packages are in C:\Users\Stephen\AppData\Local\Temp\Rtmpcy0hAb\downloaded_packages > install.packages('C;\Users\Stephen\AppData\Local/Temp/Rtmpcy0hAb\downloaded_ $ Error: '\U' used without hex digits in character string starting "C;\U" > So, obviously, at this point I am attempting something that R does not like. Stephen P. Molnar, Ph.D. Life is a fuzzy set Foundation for Chemistry Stochastic and multivriate http://www.FoundationForChemistry.com -----Original Message----- From: Uwe Ligges [mailto:lig...@statistik.tu-dortmund.de] Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 11:34 AM To: Stephen P Molnar Cc: r-help@r-project.org Subject: Re: [R] Problem Installing rJava on MS Win 7 Platform You failed to install an appropriate Java version. Best, Uwe Ligges On 07.04.2011 16:30, Stephen P Molnar wrote: > I'm a new R user and, frankly, this problem has got me stumped. > > > > I'm using the 64 bit version of RGui and followed the installation > instructions on http://www.rforge.net/rJava/ > > > > Here is the result: > > > > package 'rJava' successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked > >> library(rJava) > > Error in utils::readRegistry(key, "HLM", 2) : > > Registry key 'Software\JavaSoft\Java Runtime Environment' not found > > Error in utils::readRegistry(key, "HLM", 2) : > > Registry key 'Software\JavaSoft\Java Development Kit' not found > > Error : .onLoad failed in loadNamespace() for 'rJava', details: > > call: fun(...) > > error: JAVA_HOME cannot be found from the Registry > > Error: package/namespace load failed for 'rJava' > > > > I don't Have the faintest idea as t what I've done, or failed to do. > > > > Assistance will be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Stephen P. Molnar, Ph.D. Life is a > fuzzy set > > Foundation for Chemistry Stochastic > and multivriate > > http://www.FoundationForChemistry.com > > > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.