Date:         Tue, 11 Jan 2011 10:41:56 -0500
Reply-To:     oloolo <dynamicpanel@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         oloolo <dynamicpanel@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: SAS/IML : using R package
Comments: To: MASSET Jérôme <jerome.masset@CEGEDIM.FR>

to save my ass, I would directly use R batch mode like here:
http://www.sas-programming.com/2010/04/conduct-r-analysis-within-sas.html

On Tue, 11 Jan 2011 09:35:44 -0500, Jerome <jerome.masset@CEGEDIM.FR> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I'm trying to use R in SAS/IML, but my SAS session doesn't seem to find it.
>I want to test outliers detection with the Bacon-Eem algorithm, that's why
I
>want to use R and his RobustX package.
>
>I'm running
>- a SAS 9.2 (Product Status : Base 9.21_M3 / IML 9.22)
>- a R 2.12.1 (both 32bits and 64bits are installed)
>on a windows  server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 edition with service pack 2
>installed.
>
>But when I try to use R in SAS/IML, SAS doesn't found R.
>
>Does someone know how to solve this problem?
>
>Thanks.
>Jerome.
>
>I just try this code for interaction with R:
>
>* ---- CODE;
>proc options option=RLANG;
>run;
>proc iml;
> submit / R;
>  rx <- matrix( 1:3, nrow=1)
> endsubmit;
> run;
>quit;
>* ---- LOG;
>87    proc iml;
>NOTE: IML Ready
>88       submit / R;
>89          rx <- matrix( 1:3, nrow=1)
>90       endsubmit;
>ERROR: SAS could not initialize the R language interface.
>
> statement : SUBMIT at line 88 column 4
>91       run;
>NOTE: Module MAIN is undefined in IML; cannot be RUN.
>92    quit;
>NOTE: Exiting IML.
>ERROR: An installed version of R could not be found.
>* ----------;
>
>References on BACON-EEM :
>- http://www.statcan.gc.ca/bsolc/olc-cel/olc-cel?lang=eng&catno=12-001-
>X200800110616
>- http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/robustX/index.html