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Vinyard Maj William C

2004-Apr-22 15:43 UTC

[R] Fatal Error: Invalid HOMEDRIVE

All,

I've encountered the same problem as others who have posted under the same
subject.

I've had R-1.8.1 installed and running since it was released.  Yesterday
morning when I tried to start Rgui.exe I got the subject error message.
Since I live at the whim of the network administrators I can only assume it
was a recent MS critical update.

I tried installing R-1.9.0 but no joy.

I created ".Renviron" with HOMEDRIVE and HOMEPATH values set
appropriately
(see bat file below) but this did not solve the problem either.

The following did work:

Create batch file MyRBat.bat

---start---
SET HOMEDRIVE=D:  # for some reason "echo %HOMEDRIVE%" returns
"C:" even
when I set the install path to D:\{HOME}\
SET HOMEPATH=\Documents and Settings\vinyardwc\My Documents\Rwork\work

Rgui.exe
---end---

Cheers

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Peter Dalgaard

2004-Apr-22 16:46 UTC

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Vinyard Maj William C <VinyardWC at logcom.usmc.mil> writes:
> All,
> 
> I've encountered the same problem as others who have posted under the
same
> subject.
> 
> I've had R-1.8.1 installed and running since it was released. 
Yesterday
> morning when I tried to start Rgui.exe I got the subject error message.
> Since I live at the whim of the network administrators I can only assume it
> was a recent MS critical update.
> 
> I tried installing R-1.9.0 but no joy.
> 
> I created ".Renviron" with HOMEDRIVE and HOMEPATH values set
appropriately
> (see bat file below) but this did not solve the problem either.
> 
> The following did work:
> 
> Create batch file MyRBat.bat
> 
> ---start---
> SET HOMEDRIVE=D:  # for some reason "echo %HOMEDRIVE%" returns
"C:" even
> when I set the install path to D:\{HOME}\
I don't think that is anomalous in itself. Install paths and home
directories are distinct concepts. But could you perhaps prepend
something like

SET > c:/TEMP/envir.txt

(I'm very rusty on Windows, but I think that should work) and tell us
what the variables are set to? 
> SET HOMEPATH=\Documents and Settings\vinyardwc\My Documents\Rwork\work
> 
> Rgui.exe
> ---end---
Btw, there's a user-friendlier way of setting environment variables on
XP isn't there?

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Vinyard Maj William C

2004-Apr-23 11:54 UTC

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[R] Fatal Error: INVALID HOMEDRIVE

As requested:

set > eviron.txt

ALLUSERSPROFILE=D:\Documents and Settings\All Users
APPDATA=D:\Documents and Settings\vinyardwc\Application Data
CMP_HOME=C:\PROGRA~1\DIICOE~1
CommonProgramFiles=C:\Program Files\Common Files
COMPUTERNAME=MATCOM08WK072
ComSpec=C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe
HOMEDRIVE=C:
HOMESHARE=\\matcomapps05\users
LOGONSERVER=\\MATCOMDC03
NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=1
OS=Windows_NT
Os2LibPath=C:\WINNT\system32\os2\dll;
Path=d:\docume~1\vinyardwc\gnuwin32\bin;d:\docume~1\vinyardwc\gnu\bin;
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH
PBXHOME=C:\PBrokerX
PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=x86
PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=x86 Family 15 Model 1 Stepping 3, GenuineIntel
PROCESSOR_LEVEL=15
PROCESSOR_REVISION=0103
ProgramFiles=C:\Program Files
PROMPT=$P$G
RESOURCENAME=DIICOE
SMS_LOCAL_DIR=C:\WINNT
SMS_LOCAL_DIR_USER=C:\WINNT
SystemDrive=C:
SystemRoot=C:\WINNT
TEMP=D:\DOCUME~1\VINYAR~1\LOCALS~1\Temp
TMP=D:\DOCUME~1\VINYAR~1\LOCALS~1\Temp
UCP_HOME=..\data\UCP
USERDOMAIN=MATCOM
USERNAME=VinyardWC
USERPROFILE=D:\Documents and Settings\vinyardwc
windir=C:\WINNT
WORKDIRECTORY=C:\Program Files\DII COE Message Processor\bin

I use a DELL desktop with Win 2000 Pro.  I have R-1.9.0 installed.  A
co-worker has R-1.8.1 installed on a Dell laptop also with Win 2000 Pro.  He
has not experienced any problems. Our network admin push updates over the
net at night.  I assume the netadmin pushes the same updates to both
machines.

I changed my batch file from:

SET HOMEDRIVE=D:
SET HOMEPATH=\Documents and Settings\vinyardwc\My Documents\Rwork\work
Rgui.exe

to:

@SET HOMEPATH=\Documents and Settings\vinyardwc\My Documents\Rwork\work
@ Start Rgui.exe

The second version works.

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Brett Melbourne

2004-Apr-23 17:12 UTC

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I can also start 1.8.1 and 1.9.0 properly in a similar way to that described
here by Vinyard, by typing the following at the command prompt or from a
batch file.

SET HOMEPATH=\
"C:\Program Files\R\rw1090\bin\Rgui.exe"

However, both 1.8.1 and 1.9.0 still fail in the usual way when started from
the program icon (I have confirmed, by SET, before and after failing that
HOMEPATH is properly set). I observe the same behaviour when HOME=C:\ is
set.

Brett



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vinyard Maj William C" <VinyardWC at logcom.usmc.mil>
To: <r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch>
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 4:54 AM
Subject: [R] Fatal Error: INVALID HOMEDRIVE

> As requested:
>
> set > eviron.txt
>
> ALLUSERSPROFILE=D:\Documents and Settings\All Users
> APPDATA=D:\Documents and Settings\vinyardwc\Application Data
> CMP_HOME=C:\PROGRA~1\DIICOE~1
> CommonProgramFiles=C:\Program Files\Common Files
> COMPUTERNAME=MATCOM08WK072
> ComSpec=C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe
> HOMEDRIVE=C:
> HOMESHARE=\\matcomapps05\users
> LOGONSERVER=\\MATCOMDC03
> NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=1
> OS=Windows_NT
> Os2LibPath=C:\WINNT\system32\os2\dll;
> Path=d:\docume~1\vinyardwc\gnuwin32\bin;d:\docume~1\vinyardwc\gnu\bin;
> PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH
> PBXHOME=C:\PBrokerX
> PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=x86
> PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=x86 Family 15 Model 1 Stepping 3, GenuineIntel
> PROCESSOR_LEVEL=15
> PROCESSOR_REVISION=0103
> ProgramFiles=C:\Program Files
> PROMPT=$P$G
> RESOURCENAME=DIICOE
> SMS_LOCAL_DIR=C:\WINNT
> SMS_LOCAL_DIR_USER=C:\WINNT
> SystemDrive=C:
> SystemRoot=C:\WINNT
> TEMP=D:\DOCUME~1\VINYAR~1\LOCALS~1\Temp
> TMP=D:\DOCUME~1\VINYAR~1\LOCALS~1\Temp
> UCP_HOME=..\data\UCP
> USERDOMAIN=MATCOM
> USERNAME=VinyardWC
> USERPROFILE=D:\Documents and Settings\vinyardwc
> windir=C:\WINNT
> WORKDIRECTORY=C:\Program Files\DII COE Message Processor\bin
>
> I use a DELL desktop with Win 2000 Pro.  I have R-1.9.0 installed.  A
> co-worker has R-1.8.1 installed on a Dell laptop also with Win 2000 Pro.
He> has not experienced any problems. Our network admin push updates over the
> net at night.  I assume the netadmin pushes the same updates to both
> machines.
>
> I changed my batch file from:
>
> SET HOMEDRIVE=D:
> SET HOMEPATH=\Documents and Settings\vinyardwc\My Documents\Rwork\work
> Rgui.exe
>
> to:
>
> @SET HOMEPATH=\Documents and Settings\vinyardwc\My Documents\Rwork\work
> @ Start Rgui.exe
>
> The second version works.
>
> [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
>
> ______________________________________________
> R-help at stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list
> https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
> PLEASE do read the posting guide!http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html

Vinyard Maj William C

2004-Apr-23 17:36 UTC

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[R] Fatal Error: INVALID HOMEDRIVE

have you tried changing the "Target" line in the properties dialog for
the
icon to this:

"C:\Program Files\R\rw1090\bin\Rgui.exe"
HOMEPATH=\path\to\normal\R\workdir


-----Original Message-----
From: Brett Melbourne [mailto:bamelbourne@ucdavis.edu]
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 13:13
To: Vinyard Maj William C; r-help@stat.math.ethz.ch
Subject: Re: [R] Fatal Error: INVALID HOMEDRIVE


I can also start 1.8.1 and 1.9.0 properly in a similar way to that described
here by Vinyard, by typing the following at the command prompt or from a
batch file.

SET HOMEPATH=\
"C:\Program Files\R\rw1090\bin\Rgui.exe"

However, both 1.8.1 and 1.9.0 still fail in the usual way when started from
the program icon (I have confirmed, by SET, before and after failing that
HOMEPATH is properly set). I observe the same behaviour when HOME=C:\ is
set.

Brett



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vinyard Maj William C" <VinyardWC@logcom.usmc.mil>
To: <r-help@stat.math.ethz.ch>
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 4:54 AM
Subject: [R] Fatal Error: INVALID HOMEDRIVE

> As requested:
>
> set > eviron.txt
>
> ALLUSERSPROFILE=D:\Documents and Settings\All Users
> APPDATA=D:\Documents and Settings\vinyardwc\Application Data
> CMP_HOME=C:\PROGRA~1\DIICOE~1
> CommonProgramFiles=C:\Program Files\Common Files
> COMPUTERNAME=MATCOM08WK072
> ComSpec=C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe
> HOMEDRIVE=C:
> HOMESHARE=\\matcomapps05\users
> LOGONSERVER=\\MATCOMDC03
> NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=1
> OS=Windows_NT
> Os2LibPath=C:\WINNT\system32\os2\dll;
> Path=d:\docume~1\vinyardwc\gnuwin32\bin;d:\docume~1\vinyardwc\gnu\bin;
> PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH
> PBXHOME=C:\PBrokerX
> PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=x86
> PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=x86 Family 15 Model 1 Stepping 3, GenuineIntel
> PROCESSOR_LEVEL=15
> PROCESSOR_REVISION=0103
> ProgramFiles=C:\Program Files
> PROMPT=$P$G
> RESOURCENAME=DIICOE
> SMS_LOCAL_DIR=C:\WINNT
> SMS_LOCAL_DIR_USER=C:\WINNT
> SystemDrive=C:
> SystemRoot=C:\WINNT
> TEMP=D:\DOCUME~1\VINYAR~1\LOCALS~1\Temp
> TMP=D:\DOCUME~1\VINYAR~1\LOCALS~1\Temp
> UCP_HOME=..\data\UCP
> USERDOMAIN=MATCOM
> USERNAME=VinyardWC
> USERPROFILE=D:\Documents and Settings\vinyardwc
> windir=C:\WINNT
> WORKDIRECTORY=C:\Program Files\DII COE Message Processor\bin
>
> I use a DELL desktop with Win 2000 Pro.  I have R-1.9.0 installed.  A
> co-worker has R-1.8.1 installed on a Dell laptop also with Win 2000 Pro.
He> has not experienced any problems. Our network admin push updates over the
> net at night.  I assume the netadmin pushes the same updates to both
> machines.
>
> I changed my batch file from:
>
> SET HOMEDRIVE=D:
> SET HOMEPATH=\Documents and Settings\vinyardwc\My Documents\Rwork\work
> Rgui.exe
>
> to:
>
> @SET HOMEPATH=\Documents and Settings\vinyardwc\My Documents\Rwork\work
> @ Start Rgui.exe
>
> The second version works.
>
> [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
>
> ______________________________________________
> R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list
> https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
> PLEASE do read the posting guide!http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html

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Brett Melbourne

2004-Apr-23 18:06 UTC

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> have you tried changing the "Target" line in the properties
dialog for the
> icon to this:
>
> "C:\Program Files\R\rw1090\bin\Rgui.exe"HOMEPATH=\path\to\normal\R\workdir

This works for me too, in the the "Target" line in the properties
dialog for
the icon:
"C:\Program Files\R\rw1090\bin\Rgui.exe" HOMEPATH=\

Brett

>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brett Melbourne [mailto:bamelbourne at ucdavis.edu]
> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 13:13
> To: Vinyard Maj William C; r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
> Subject: Re: [R] Fatal Error: INVALID HOMEDRIVE
>
>
> I can also start 1.8.1 and 1.9.0 properly in a similar way to that
described> here by Vinyard, by typing the following at the command prompt or from a
> batch file.
>
> SET HOMEPATH=\
> "C:\Program Files\R\rw1090\bin\Rgui.exe"
>
> However, both 1.8.1 and 1.9.0 still fail in the usual way when started
from> the program icon (I have confirmed, by SET, before and after failing that
> HOMEPATH is properly set). I observe the same behaviour when HOME=C:\ is
> set.
>
> Brett
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Vinyard Maj William C" <VinyardWC at
logcom.usmc.mil>
> To: <r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch>
> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 4:54 AM
> Subject: [R] Fatal Error: INVALID HOMEDRIVE
>
>
> > As requested:
> >
> > set > eviron.txt
> >
> > ALLUSERSPROFILE=D:\Documents and Settings\All Users
> > APPDATA=D:\Documents and Settings\vinyardwc\Application Data
> > CMP_HOME=C:\PROGRA~1\DIICOE~1
> > CommonProgramFiles=C:\Program Files\Common Files
> > COMPUTERNAME=MATCOM08WK072
> > ComSpec=C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe
> > HOMEDRIVE=C:
> > HOMESHARE=\\matcomapps05\users
> > LOGONSERVER=\\MATCOMDC03
> > NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=1
> > OS=Windows_NT
> > Os2LibPath=C:\WINNT\system32\os2\dll;
> > Path=d:\docume~1\vinyardwc\gnuwin32\bin;d:\docume~1\vinyardwc\gnu\bin;
> > PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH
> > PBXHOME=C:\PBrokerX
> > PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=x86
> > PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=x86 Family 15 Model 1 Stepping 3, GenuineIntel
> > PROCESSOR_LEVEL=15
> > PROCESSOR_REVISION=0103
> > ProgramFiles=C:\Program Files
> > PROMPT=$P$G
> > RESOURCENAME=DIICOE
> > SMS_LOCAL_DIR=C:\WINNT
> > SMS_LOCAL_DIR_USER=C:\WINNT
> > SystemDrive=C:
> > SystemRoot=C:\WINNT
> > TEMP=D:\DOCUME~1\VINYAR~1\LOCALS~1\Temp
> > TMP=D:\DOCUME~1\VINYAR~1\LOCALS~1\Temp
> > UCP_HOME=..\data\UCP
> > USERDOMAIN=MATCOM
> > USERNAME=VinyardWC
> > USERPROFILE=D:\Documents and Settings\vinyardwc
> > windir=C:\WINNT
> > WORKDIRECTORY=C:\Program Files\DII COE Message Processor\bin
> >
> > I use a DELL desktop with Win 2000 Pro.  I have R-1.9.0 installed.  A
> > co-worker has R-1.8.1 installed on a Dell laptop also with Win 2000
Pro.
> He
> > has not experienced any problems. Our network admin push updates over
the> > net at night.  I assume the netadmin pushes the same updates to both
> > machines.
> >
> > I changed my batch file from:
> >
> > SET HOMEDRIVE=D:
> > SET HOMEPATH=\Documents and Settings\vinyardwc\My Documents\Rwork\work
> > Rgui.exe
> >
> > to:
> >
> > @SET HOMEPATH=\Documents and Settings\vinyardwc\My
Documents\Rwork\work
> > @ Start Rgui.exe
> >
> > The second version works.
> >
> > [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
> >
> > ______________________________________________
> > R-help at stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list
> > https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
> > PLEASE do read the posting guide!
> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
>

Uwe Ligges

2004-Apr-23 19:42 UTC

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Brett Melbourne wrote:> 
> I can also start 1.8.1 and 1.9.0 properly in a similar way to that
described
> here by Vinyard, by typing the following at the command prompt or from a
> batch file.
> 
> SET HOMEPATH=\
> "C:\Program Files\R\rw1090\bin\Rgui.exe"
> 
> However, both 1.8.1 and 1.9.0 still fail in the usual way when started from
> the program icon

Well, using "set" in the shell only sets the variable in this current
instance of the shell.
It does not set the variable for all instances. And you are running in
another instance when clicking on an icon ...

You might want to set an appropriate HOMEPATH in your Control Panel (I
think in System).

Uwe Ligges

> (I have confirmed, by SET, before and after failing that
> HOMEPATH is properly set). I observe the same behaviour when HOME=C:\ is
> set.
> 
> Brett
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vinyard Maj William C" <VinyardWC at
logcom.usmc.mil>
> To: <r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch>
> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 4:54 AM
> Subject: [R] Fatal Error: INVALID HOMEDRIVE
> 
> > As requested:
> >
> > set > eviron.txt
> >
> > ALLUSERSPROFILE=D:\Documents and Settings\All Users
> > APPDATA=D:\Documents and Settings\vinyardwc\Application Data
> > CMP_HOME=C:\PROGRA~1\DIICOE~1
> > CommonProgramFiles=C:\Program Files\Common Files
> > COMPUTERNAME=MATCOM08WK072
> > ComSpec=C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe
> > HOMEDRIVE=C:
> > HOMESHARE=\\matcomapps05\users
> > LOGONSERVER=\\MATCOMDC03
> > NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=1
> > OS=Windows_NT
> > Os2LibPath=C:\WINNT\system32\os2\dll;
> > Path=d:\docume~1\vinyardwc\gnuwin32\bin;d:\docume~1\vinyardwc\gnu\bin;
> > PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH
> > PBXHOME=C:\PBrokerX
> > PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=x86
> > PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=x86 Family 15 Model 1 Stepping 3, GenuineIntel
> > PROCESSOR_LEVEL=15
> > PROCESSOR_REVISION=0103
> > ProgramFiles=C:\Program Files
> > PROMPT=$P$G
> > RESOURCENAME=DIICOE
> > SMS_LOCAL_DIR=C:\WINNT
> > SMS_LOCAL_DIR_USER=C:\WINNT
> > SystemDrive=C:
> > SystemRoot=C:\WINNT
> > TEMP=D:\DOCUME~1\VINYAR~1\LOCALS~1\Temp
> > TMP=D:\DOCUME~1\VINYAR~1\LOCALS~1\Temp
> > UCP_HOME=..\data\UCP
> > USERDOMAIN=MATCOM
> > USERNAME=VinyardWC
> > USERPROFILE=D:\Documents and Settings\vinyardwc
> > windir=C:\WINNT
> > WORKDIRECTORY=C:\Program Files\DII COE Message Processor\bin
> >
> > I use a DELL desktop with Win 2000 Pro.  I have R-1.9.0 installed.  A
> > co-worker has R-1.8.1 installed on a Dell laptop also with Win 2000
Pro.
> He
> > has not experienced any problems. Our network admin push updates over
the
> > net at night.  I assume the netadmin pushes the same updates to both
> > machines.
> >
> > I changed my batch file from:
> >
> > SET HOMEDRIVE=D:
> > SET HOMEPATH=\Documents and Settings\vinyardwc\My Documents\Rwork\work
> > Rgui.exe
> >
> > to:
> >
> > @SET HOMEPATH=\Documents and Settings\vinyardwc\My
Documents\Rwork\work
> > @ Start Rgui.exe
> >
> > The second version works.
> >
> > [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
> >
> > ______________________________________________
> > R-help at stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list
> > https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
> > PLEASE do read the posting guide!
> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
> 
> ______________________________________________
> R-help at stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list
> https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help
> PLEASE do read the posting guide!
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