R help - May 2003 - Unable to load lapack.dll when using RExcel add-in

I am having trouble using R routines from the RExcel add-in, that use
lapack.dll. As an example if I start the R kernel from within Excel and execute
 
"x<-rbind(c(1,2),c(1,-1))
 z<-solve(x)", 
I get the following error:
 
"Error in solve.default(x): lapack routines could not be loaded.
In addition: Warning message:
unable to load shared library "C:\Program
Files\R\rw1070/modules/lapack.dll";
Load library failure. The specified module could not be found."
 
I have the file lapack.dll in the correct directory. I am not sure why the
forward slash "/" characters are not  back slash's "\"
in this error message. However, I do not know if this is important.
 
I have installed R 1.7.0 on my system running windows 2000 and I have installed
RExcel 1.0 with RDCOM server 1.2. Any help would be appreciated. I think the
RExcel add-in is fantastic and I would like to be able to use the lapack.dll
routines.
 
Regards,
Tony MacKenzie

On Fri, 16 May 2003, Tony Mackenzie wrote:
> I am having trouble using R routines from the RExcel add-in, that use
lapack.dll. As an example if I start the R kernel from within Excel and execute
>  
> "x<-rbind(c(1,2),c(1,-1))
>  z<-solve(x)", 
> I get the following error:
>  
> "Error in solve.default(x): lapack routines could not be loaded.
> In addition: Warning message:
> unable to load shared library "C:\Program
Files\R\rw1070/modules/lapack.dll";
> Load library failure. The specified module could not be found."
>  
> I have the file lapack.dll in the correct directory. I am not sure why the
forward slash "/" characters are not  back slash's "\"
in this error message. However, I do not know if this is important.
>  
> I have installed R 1.7.0 on my system running windows 2000 and I have
installed RExcel 1.0 with RDCOM server 1.2. Any help would be appreciated. I
think the RExcel add-in is fantastic and I would like to be able to use the
lapack.dll routines.
>  
For the time being, do: solve(..., LINPACK=TRUE)

This uses the older, built-in functions rather than lapack.dll. I believe 
a patch has been made to the R windows release, but we'll have to wait 
until 1.7.1, perhaps, for the path to work correctly.

This has been discussed several times on the "Rcom" special interest
list,
which is certainly worth joining for users of the software.

-- 
Roger Bivand
Economic Geography Section, Department of Economics, Norwegian School of
Economics and Business Administration, Breiviksveien 40, N-5045 Bergen,
Norway. voice: +47 55 95 93 55; fax +47 55 95 93 93
e-mail: Roger.Bivand at nhh.no

Roger,
 
Thank you for your help. LINPACK will be fine for my use with RExcel. How do I
join the the "Rcom" special interest list?
 
Regards,
Tony MacKenzie
 

	-----Original Message----- 
	From: Roger Bivand [mailto:Roger.Bivand at nhh.no] 
	Sent: Fri 16/05/2003 4:51 PM 
	To: Tony Mackenzie 
	Cc: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch 
	Subject: Re: [R] Unable to load lapack.dll when using RExcel add-in
	
	

	On Fri, 16 May 2003, Tony Mackenzie wrote:
	
	> I am having trouble using R routines from the RExcel add-in, that use
lapack.dll. As an example if I start the R kernel from within Excel and execute
	> 
	> "x<-rbind(c(1,2),c(1,-1))
	>  z<-solve(x)",
	> I get the following error:
	> 
	> "Error in solve.default(x): lapack routines could not be loaded.
	> In addition: Warning message:
	> unable to load shared library "C:\Program
Files\R\rw1070/modules/lapack.dll";
	> Load library failure. The specified module could not be found."
	> 
	> I have the file lapack.dll in the correct directory. I am not sure why the
forward slash "/" characters are not  back slash's "\"
in this error message. However, I do not know if this is important.
	> 
	> I have installed R 1.7.0 on my system running windows 2000 and I have
installed RExcel 1.0 with RDCOM server 1.2. Any help would be appreciated. I
think the RExcel add-in is fantastic and I would like to be able to use the
lapack.dll routines.
	> 
	
	For the time being, do: solve(..., LINPACK=TRUE)
	
	This uses the older, built-in functions rather than lapack.dll. I believe
	a patch has been made to the R windows release, but we'll have to wait
	until 1.7.1, perhaps, for the path to work correctly.
	
	This has been discussed several times on the "Rcom" special interest
list,
	which is certainly worth joining for users of the software.
	
	--
	Roger Bivand
	Economic Geography Section, Department of Economics, Norwegian School of
	Economics and Business Administration, Breiviksveien 40, N-5045 Bergen,
	Norway. voice: +47 55 95 93 55; fax +47 55 95 93 93
	e-mail: Roger.Bivand at nhh.no