[R] Help with setting locale

Kim Titcombe
2018-09-14T08:02:01Z

*Query or Set Aspects of the Locale*

 I have an issue with setting LOCALE in installation (new  installation on
new computer but have installed and used R before).

I am based in Switzerland but work in English (Windows in English), hence
want English as default.

Console contains following message:

# During startup - Warning message:

# Setting LC_CTYPE= failed

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Solutions I tried found on ?help? and in R manual as follows?.

# Sys.getlocale(category = ?LC_ALL?)

1]
"LC_COLLATE=English_Switzerland.65001;LC_CTYPE=C;LC_MONETARY=English_Switzerland.65001;LC_NUMERIC=C;LC_TIME=English_Switzerland.65001"

# Sys.setlocale(category=?LC_ALL?, locale = ? ?)

or

# Sys.setlocale(category=?LC_ALL?, local=?Switzerland.65001?)

Output

# OS reports request to set locale to "Switzerland.65001" cannot be
honoured

Tried various commands specific for 'LC_CTYPE' (as this is where
installation failed) for language string such as

# Sys.setlocale("LC_CTYPE","en-GB")

Output:

In Sys.setlocale("LC_CTYPE", "en-GB") :

  OS reports request to set locale to "en-GB" cannot be honoured

Would anyone have any further suggestions for correct command.

With thanks

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