Deb, I generally run my larger R tasks on a server.
Here is my workflow. 1) Write an R script using a text editor. (There are many popular ones.) 2) FTP the R script to your server. 3) SSH into the server 4) Run R 5) Run the script that you uploaded from the R process you just started. On 8/26/09 8:48 PM, Debabrata Midya wrote: > Cedrick / Moshe, > > Thank you very much for such a quick response. > > My objective is to do the faster calculations by submitting a R job from my > desktop to this server. > > Oracle 8i Enterprise Edition is currently running on this server. > > My objective is not only limited to access various oracle tables from this > server but also I like to utilise this server for faster calculations and I > like to use R for this. So far, I did not install anything related to R into > this server. > > I have R installed on my desktop (Windows XP). I use RODBC / ODBC products to > access data from this server and I use R / S-PLUS (installed on my desktop) > to do the analyses. > > Is there any way to submit R job from my desktop to this server? How can I > use this server to do my job faster? > > Once again, thank you very much for the time you have given. > > I am looking forward for your reply. > > Regards, > > Deb > > >>>> "Cedrick W. Johnson"<cedr...@cedrickjohnson.com> 27/08/2009 12:41 pm>>> >>>> > Good Morning Deb- > > It's unclear (to me at least) what you are trying to do.. What is the > "server" running? Is it running RServe for which you have a userid and > pwd or is it just a plain "server" running some OS? > > *IF* this is the case (RServe): > on the windows machine you will need to: > > install.packages("Rserve") > library(Rserve) > ?Rserve > --and optionally-- > ?RSeval > > I *think* RSeval/Rserve *may* be what you're looking for, but I am going > off just an assumption by what you meant regarding "server".. > > Rserve can be used as a client and server on both platforms (I > personally have had more success running the server portion under linux, > with linux and java clients in which the clients are a mixture of the > package's java access *and* R client access to the rserver instance) > > More info on rserve at: http://www.rforge.net/Rserve > > HTH, > cedrick > > > Debabrata Midya wrote: > >> Dear R users, >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> I am Deb, Statistician at NSW Department of Commerce, Sydney. >> >> I am using R 2.9.1 on Windows XP. >> >> May I request you to provide me information on the following: >> >> 1. I have access to a server ( I have userid and pwd) >> >> 2. What are the packages I need to submit a job from Windows XP to this >> server? Should I need to install any package on this server before >> submitting a job? >> >> Once again, thank you very much for the time you have given. >> >> I am looking forward for your reply. >> >> Regards, >> >> Deb >> >> >> >> ****************************************************************************** >> >> This email message, including any attached files, is confidential and >> intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is >> addressed. >> >> The NSW Department of Commerce prohibits the right to publish, >> copy, distribute or disclose any information contained in this email, >> or its attachments, by any party other than the intended recipient. >> If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and >> delete it from your system. >> >> No employee or agent is authorised to conclude any binding >> agreement on behalf of the NSW Department of Commerce by email. The >> views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author >> and do not necessarily represent those of the Department, >> except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be >> the views of NSW Department of Commerce. >> >> The NSW Department of Commerce accepts no liability for any loss or >> damage arising from the use of this email and recommends that the >> recipient check this email and any attached files for the presence of >> viruses. >> >> ****************************************************************************** >> >> [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >> >> ______________________________________________ >> R-help@r-project.org mailing list >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >> PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >> >> > > > ****************************************************************************** > > This email message, including any attached files, is confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is > addressed. > > The NSW Department of Commerce prohibits the right to publish, > copy, distribute or disclose any information contained in this email, > or its attachments, by any party other than the intended recipient. > If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and > delete it from your system. > > No employee or agent is authorised to conclude any binding > agreement on behalf of the NSW Department of Commerce by email. The > views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author > and do not necessarily represent those of the Department, > except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be > the views of NSW Department of Commerce. > > The NSW Department of Commerce accepts no liability for any loss or > damage arising from the use of this email and recommends that the > recipient check this email and any attached files for the presence of > viruses. > > ****************************************************************************** > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.