WRAY NICHOLAS
2015-Oct-09 15:58 UTC
[R] Why can I reset directory in using setwd on desktop but not on laptop
Thanks Sarah I didn't realise that there was a distinction between between asking about R per se and asking about r-studio... I shall try specifying the path and see whether that helps Thanks, Nick> > On 09 October 2015 at 16:51 Sarah Goslee <sarah.goslee at gmail.com> wrote: > > > Sounds like an RStudio question to me. Someone might be able to help, > but this mailing list is for R. > > You should also provide sessionInfo() output when asking potentially > OS-related questions. > > You can always specify path as part of the write.csv() or other output > command; you don't need to change the working directory necessarily. > > Sarah > > On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 11:43 AM, WRAY NICHOLAS > <nicholas.wray at ntlworld.com> wrote: > > Hi I am running the same r routine on both my desktop and my laptop, and > > writing results in the form of csv files into storage folders in the > > respective > > users/documents files of both machines My desktop machine allows me to > > reset > > the directory in the course of the r programme so that I can write the > > files > > into different folders which makes it easier to keep track of what's > > what, > > whereas my laptop won't allow me to reset the directory by a setwd > > command, and > > I have to set the directory manually using the r studio tabs, so > > basically on > > the laptop every results file is going into the same folder, which is > > not > > unworkable but not as easy to use later > > > > As far as I know I have the same r studio on both machines. Does anyone > > out > > there know a) why I can't use a setwd command on the laptop, and b)is > > there > > anything I can do to put this right? > > > > Thanks beforehand, as it were > > > > Nick Wray >[[alternative HTML version deleted]]
Sarah Goslee
2015-Oct-09 16:19 UTC
[R] Why can I reset directory in using setwd on desktop but not on laptop
On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 11:58 AM, WRAY NICHOLAS <nicholas.wray at ntlworld.com> wrote:> Thanks Sarah I didn't realise that there was a distinction between between > asking about R per se and asking about r-studio... I shall try specifying > the path and see whether that helps Thanks, NickYes, R-Studio is a commercial product (with a free and OSS version) that builds on R, and not part of the R Project. You can get R-Studio support here: support.rstudio.com/hc/en-us> On 09 October 2015 at 16:51 Sarah Goslee <sarah.goslee at gmail.com> wrote: > > > Sounds like an RStudio question to me. Someone might be able to help, > but this mailing list is for R. > > You should also provide sessionInfo() output when asking potentially > OS-related questions. > > You can always specify path as part of the write.csv() or other output > command; you don't need to change the working directory necessarily. > > Sarah > > On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 11:43 AM, WRAY NICHOLAS > <nicholas.wray at ntlworld.com> wrote: >> Hi I am running the same r routine on both my desktop and my laptop, and >> writing results in the form of csv files into storage folders in the >> respective >> users/documents files of both machines My desktop machine allows me to >> reset >> the directory in the course of the r programme so that I can write the >> files >> into different folders which makes it easier to keep track of what's what, >> whereas my laptop won't allow me to reset the directory by a setwd >> command, and >> I have to set the directory manually using the r studio tabs, so basically >> on >> the laptop every results file is going into the same folder, which is not >> unworkable but not as easy to use later >> >> As far as I know I have the same r studio on both machines. Does anyone >> out >> there know a) why I can't use a setwd command on the laptop, and b)is >> there >> anything I can do to put this right? >> >> Thanks beforehand, as it were >> >> Nick Wray
peter dalgaard
2015-Oct-09 19:29 UTC
[R] Why can I reset directory in using setwd on desktop but not on laptop
> On 09 Oct 2015, at 17:58 , WRAY NICHOLAS <nicholas.wray at ntlworld.com> wrote: > > Thanks Sarah I didn't realise that there was a distinction between between > asking about R per se and asking about r-studio... I shall try specifying the > path and see whether that helps Thanks, NickThe key part of the story is not necessarily Rstudio specific, though: You said that your laptop "won't allow me to reset the directory by a setwd command". Now what makes you think that? I can imagine a number of misinterpretations that might lead you there without it actually being true. So: - Is there an error message? - What exactly did you type in? - Does the directory actually exist on both machines? - Are we talking about machines with the same architecure? (e.g., is one a PC and the other one a Mac?) - If you do a getwd() before and after the setwd(), what happens? -pd> >> >> On 09 October 2015 at 16:51 Sarah Goslee <sarah.goslee at gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> Sounds like an RStudio question to me. Someone might be able to help, >> but this mailing list is for R. >> >> You should also provide sessionInfo() output when asking potentially >> OS-related questions. >> >> You can always specify path as part of the write.csv() or other output >> command; you don't need to change the working directory necessarily. >> >> Sarah >> >> On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 11:43 AM, WRAY NICHOLAS >> <nicholas.wray at ntlworld.com> wrote: >>> Hi I am running the same r routine on both my desktop and my laptop, and >>> writing results in the form of csv files into storage folders in the >>> respective >>> users/documents files of both machines My desktop machine allows me to >>> reset >>> the directory in the course of the r programme so that I can write the >>> files >>> into different folders which makes it easier to keep track of what's >>> what, >>> whereas my laptop won't allow me to reset the directory by a setwd >>> command, and >>> I have to set the directory manually using the r studio tabs, so >>> basically on >>> the laptop every results file is going into the same folder, which is >>> not >>> unworkable but not as easy to use later >>> >>> As far as I know I have the same r studio on both machines. Does anyone >>> out >>> there know a) why I can't use a setwd command on the laptop, and b)is >>> there >>> anything I can do to put this right? >>> >>> Thanks beforehand, as it were >>> >>> Nick Wray >> > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help at r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.-- Peter Dalgaard, Professor, Center for Statistics, Copenhagen Business School Solbjerg Plads 3, 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark Phone: (+45)38153501 Email: pd.mes at cbs.dk Priv: PDalgd at gmail.com
WRAY NICHOLAS
2015-Oct-09 20:34 UTC
[R] Why can I reset directory in using setwd on desktop but not on laptop
> ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: WRAY NICHOLAS <nicholas.wray at ntlworld.com> > To: peter dalgaard <pdalgd at gmail.com> > Date: 09 October 2015 at 21:33 > Subject: Re: [R] Why can I reset directory in using setwd on desktop but > not on laptop > > > Thanks for your questions Peter > > Both machines are PCs > > In the R routine on my desktop I am changing the place where I store the > various csv files by commands like > > setwd("C:/Users/Nick/Documents/08915Trent/Outmatstore") where I'm storing > particulur matrices (outmats) as csv files. If I then say > > setwd("C:/Users/Nick/Documents/08915Trent/Resmatstore") to store another > kind of matrix (resmats) as csv files elsewhere, the desktop is quite happy > with this and lets me change and read.csv and write.csv without problems > > But, having created on my laptop exactly the same path ie > C:/Users/Nick/Documents/08915Trent/Outmatstore or Resmatstore etc (that is, I > have exactly the same folders nested in the same way on both machines), if I > try to change horses in midstream, so to speak, I get an error message > > Error in setwd("C:/Users/Nick/08915Trent/Resmatstore") : > cannot change working directory > > Not only this, but the laptop will not let me write to any path except one > involving C:/Users/Nick etc that is if I try to write to any folder not part > of the main administrator's path then it won't let me > > If I do getwd() on either machine before or after the attempt > (unsuccessful on laptop) tochange directory I get whichever is the current > directory, ie the new one on the desktop and the old one on the laptop... > > ? > > Thanks, Nick > > > > > > On 09 October 2015 at 20:29 peter dalgaard <pdalgd at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > On 09 Oct 2015, at 17:58 , WRAY NICHOLAS > > > <nicholas.wray at ntlworld.com> wrote: > > > > > > Thanks Sarah I didn't realise that there was a distinction between > > > between > > > asking about R per se and asking about r-studio... I shall try > > > specifying the > > > path and see whether that helps Thanks, Nick > > > > The key part of the story is not necessarily Rstudio specific, > > though: > > > > You said that your laptop "won't allow me to reset the directory by > > a setwd command". > > > > Now what makes you think that? I can imagine a number of > > misinterpretations that might lead you there without it actually being true. > > So: > > > > - Is there an error message? > > - What exactly did you type in? > > - Does the directory actually exist on both machines? > > - Are we talking about machines with the same architecure? (e.g., is > > one a PC and the other one a Mac?) > > - If you do a getwd() before and after the setwd(), what happens? > > > > -pd > > > > > > > >> > > >> On 09 October 2015 at 16:51 Sarah Goslee <sarah.goslee at gmail.com> > > >> wrote: > > >> > > >> > > >> Sounds like an RStudio question to me. Someone might be able to > > >> help, > > >> but this mailing list is for R. > > >> > > >> You should also provide sessionInfo() output when asking > > >> potentially > > >> OS-related questions. > > >> > > >> You can always specify path as part of the write.csv() or other > > >> output > > >> command; you don't need to change the working directory > > >> necessarily. > > >> > > >> Sarah > > >> > > >> On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 11:43 AM, WRAY NICHOLAS > > >> <nicholas.wray at ntlworld.com> wrote: > > >>> Hi I am running the same r routine on both my desktop and my > > >>> laptop, and > > >>> writing results in the form of csv files into storage folders in > > >>> the > > >>> respective > > >>> users/documents files of both machines My desktop machine allows > > >>> me to > > >>> reset > > >>> the directory in the course of the r programme so that I can > > >>> write the > > >>> files > > >>> into different folders which makes it easier to keep track of > > >>> what's > > >>> what, > > >>> whereas my laptop won't allow me to reset the directory by a > > >>> setwd > > >>> command, and > > >>> I have to set the directory manually using the r studio tabs, so > > >>> basically on > > >>> the laptop every results file is going into the same folder, > > >>> which is > > >>> not > > >>> unworkable but not as easy to use later > > >>> > > >>> As far as I know I have the same r studio on both machines. Does > > >>> anyone > > >>> out > > >>> there know a) why I can't use a setwd command on the laptop, and > > >>> b)is > > >>> there > > >>> anything I can do to put this right? > > >>> > > >>> Thanks beforehand, as it were > > >>> > > >>> Nick Wray > > >> > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > > R-help at r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > > > stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > > > PLEASE do read the posting guide > > > R-project.org/posting-guide.html > > > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > > > -- > > Peter Dalgaard, Professor, > > Center for Statistics, Copenhagen Business School > > Solbjerg Plads 3, 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark > > Phone: (+45)38153501 > > Email: pd.mes at cbs.dk Priv: PDalgd at gmail.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >[[alternative HTML version deleted]]
peter dalgaard
2015-Oct-10 11:48 UTC
[R] Why can I reset directory in using setwd on desktop but not on laptop
The most likely cause is that permissions and/or ownership of the directory or one of its parents is different between the two machines. It is also thinkable that the ownership of the R process is the problem (in which case it might be an RStudio issue after all). You likely need a better PC expert than me... -pd> On 09 Oct 2015, at 22:33 , WRAY NICHOLAS <nicholas.wray at ntlworld.com> wrote: > > Thanks for your questions Peter > > Both machines are PCs > > In the R routine on my desktop I am changing the place where I store the various csv files by commands like > > setwd("C:/Users/Nick/Documents/08915Trent/Outmatstore") where I'm storing particulur matrices (outmats) as csv files. If I then say > > setwd("C:/Users/Nick/Documents/08915Trent/Resmatstore") to store another kind of matrix (resmats) as csv files elsewhere, the desktop is quite happy with this and lets me change and read.csv and write.csv without problems > > But, having created on my laptop exactly the same path ie C:/Users/Nick/Documents/08915Trent/Outmatstore or Resmatstore etc (that is, I have exactly the same folders nested in the same way on both machines), if I try to change horses in midstream, so to speak, I get an error message > > Error in setwd("C:/Users/Nick/08915Trent/Resmatstore") : > cannot change working directory > > Not only this, but the laptop will not let me write to any path except one involving C:/Users/Nick etc that is if I try to write to any folder not part of the main administrator's path then it won't let me > > If I do getwd() on either machine before or after the attempt (unsuccessful on laptop) tochange directory I get whichever is the current directory, ie the new one on the desktop and the old one on the laptop... > > ? > > Thanks, Nick > >> On 09 October 2015 at 20:29 peter dalgaard <pdalgd at gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> > On 09 Oct 2015, at 17:58 , WRAY NICHOLAS <nicholas.wray at ntlworld.com> wrote: >> > >> > Thanks Sarah I didn't realise that there was a distinction between between >> > asking about R per se and asking about r-studio... I shall try specifying the >> > path and see whether that helps Thanks, Nick >> >> The key part of the story is not necessarily Rstudio specific, though: >> >> You said that your laptop "won't allow me to reset the directory by a setwd command". >> >> Now what makes you think that? I can imagine a number of misinterpretations that might lead you there without it actually being true. So: >> >> - Is there an error message? >> - What exactly did you type in? >> - Does the directory actually exist on both machines? >> - Are we talking about machines with the same architecure? (e.g., is one a PC and the other one a Mac?) >> - If you do a getwd() before and after the setwd(), what happens? >> >> -pd >> >> > >> >> >> >> On 09 October 2015 at 16:51 Sarah Goslee <sarah.goslee at gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> Sounds like an RStudio question to me. Someone might be able to help, >> >> but this mailing list is for R. >> >> >> >> You should also provide sessionInfo() output when asking potentially >> >> OS-related questions. >> >> >> >> You can always specify path as part of the write.csv() or other output >> >> command; you don't need to change the working directory necessarily. >> >> >> >> Sarah >> >> >> >> On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 11:43 AM, WRAY NICHOLAS >> >> <nicholas.wray at ntlworld.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi I am running the same r routine on both my desktop and my laptop, and >> >>> writing results in the form of csv files into storage folders in the >> >>> respective >> >>> users/documents files of both machines My desktop machine allows me to >> >>> reset >> >>> the directory in the course of the r programme so that I can write the >> >>> files >> >>> into different folders which makes it easier to keep track of what's >> >>> what, >> >>> whereas my laptop won't allow me to reset the directory by a setwd >> >>> command, and >> >>> I have to set the directory manually using the r studio tabs, so >> >>> basically on >> >>> the laptop every results file is going into the same folder, which is >> >>> not >> >>> unworkable but not as easy to use later >> >>> >> >>> As far as I know I have the same r studio on both machines. Does anyone >> >>> out >> >>> there know a) why I can't use a setwd command on the laptop, and b)is >> >>> there >> >>> anything I can do to put this right? >> >>> >> >>> Thanks beforehand, as it were >> >>> >> >>> Nick Wray >> >> >> > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >> > >> > ______________________________________________ >> > R-help at r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >> > stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >> > PLEASE do read the posting guide R-project.org/posting-guide.html >> > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >> >> -- >> Peter Dalgaard, Professor, >> Center for Statistics, Copenhagen Business School >> Solbjerg Plads 3, 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark >> Phone: (+45)38153501 >> Email: pd.mes at cbs.dk Priv: PDalgd at gmail.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > >-- Peter Dalgaard, Professor, Center for Statistics, Copenhagen Business School Solbjerg Plads 3, 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark Phone: (+45)38153501 Email: pd.mes at cbs.dk Priv: PDalgd at gmail.com