Date:         Wed, 2 Nov 2011 08:29:17 -0400
Reply-To:     Rick Wicklin <Rick.Wicklin@SAS.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Rick Wicklin <Rick.Wicklin@SAS.COM>
Subject:      Re: question for users of R+SAS

On Tue, 1 Nov 2011 10:03:20 -0700, Nordlund, Dan (DSHS/RDA)
<NordlDJ@DSHS.WA.GOV> wrote:

>On those occasions when I use R, I usually just write code in Textpad and
execute the scripts in batch mode from the editor.  I was going to play
around with SAS/IML and R a little bit but I have a question myself.  Does
SAS/IML still require R version 2.11.x or ealier or can more recent
versions be used?  Also, does SAS require R to be installed in the Program
Files directory, or can it find R anywhere it is installed?
>
>Dan
>

No. SAS 9.3 supports later the releases. The problem was that the R
developers changed the directory structure in R after SAS 9.22 was
released.

I hesitate to give installation advice, because of all the combinations of
operating systems, 32/64-bit considerations, and client/server
considerations.

On Windows: if you install the R binaries in the usual place (as suggested
in the R installation), then SAS usually finds it. If you install R in a
strange place and SAS can't find it, contact SAS technical support for
triage.

On Linux: If you are using SAS software in a 64-bit Linux environment, you
must download a 64-bit binary distribution of R. Otherwise, download a 32-
bit binary distribution. The document "Installing R on Linux Operating
Systems" pointers for installing R on Linux so that it works with the
interface to R.  The URL is
http://support.sas.com/documentation/installcenter/en/iktkintrii/64028/PDF/
default/install.pdf