If you look at batchfiles http://batchfiles.googlecode.com the Rcmd.bat batch file checks for the latest version of R in the registry and Rversions.bat lists all the versions and Rversions.hta does it too but in javascript.
On Nov 19, 2007 11:56 AM, Julien Vanwinsberghe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Mike, > > I've tried your .NET R GUI, it's very nice ! > > I'll be really interested to take a look on it if you make it an open source > project. > > How did you check the produces installed on the computer before installation > ? > By searching exe files, looking in system registry, or another way ? > (I need to build an installation package for the software I'm currently > working on, and I don't know how to verify the installation of needed > softwares like R or R(D)Com Server) > > Regards, > > Julien Vanwinsberghe > > Mike Ryckman a écrit : > > > Hello everyone, > > I just wanted to send a quick note out to say that I've been working on a > GUI for R built on the .NET framework... at this point I've called it R.Net. > I ultimately plan to release it as an open source project if anybody seems > vaguely interested in it... It's based on the Rcmdr package by John Fox. The > difference is that I eventually want to make it a standalone install so that > users can just download a single .msi file or something with everything they > need and not have to know a thing about R going in to it. The program is > currently available on my web site here... > > > http://www.u.arizona.edu/~ryckman/RNet.php > > Of course, it requires R and the DCOM server and.since it's written in .NET > it requires windows and the .NET 2.0 framework - if you don't have this it > will automatically install it from microsoft. > > I am a political science graduate student and so my effort so far has been > to make the interface behave (at least somewhat) like Stata and other common > packages used in the social sciences. My hope is to make R more accessible > to people who are hesitant about diving into a command line environment. > > I should warn that a few of the features do not work right now- most notably > the ability to type in a dataset manually. Because I'm busy with school, > I've just been building in features that I've needed for different > projects... With that said, I think it does have one or two handy features > to the interface... Also, for simplicity I've written it in the free version > of visual studio... down the road I'm hoping to switch it over to and write > an actual installer that could include R and DCOM so that it isn't as > confusing to install. > > I'd certainly appreciate any feedback or thoughts anyone has some... > > Thank you, > > Mike Ryckman________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > Rcom-l mailing > list > Rcom-l@mailman.csd.univie.ac.at > http://mailman.csd.univie.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/rcom-l > More > information (including a Wiki) at http://rcom.univie.ac.at > > > _______________________________________________ > Rcom-l mailing list > Rcom-l@mailman.csd.univie.ac.at > http://mailman.csd.univie.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/rcom-l > More information (including a Wiki) at http://rcom.univie.ac.at > _______________________________________________ Rcom-l mailing list Rcom-l@mailman.csd.univie.ac.at http://mailman.csd.univie.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/rcom-l More information (including a Wiki) at http://rcom.univie.ac.at
