RDCOMClient installation trouble on R-3.6

Question

I cannot install RDCOMClient, using R-3.6

Some background: RDCOMClient works in my R-3.51 instance, and I need to use 3.6, and I need to use RDCOMClient to interact

Answer 1

there is a package update at http://www.omegahat.net/R/bin/windows/contrib/4.0.0/ that worked for me (R-4.0.3). Guess it should work for R-3.6 too.

Answer 2

It seems that RDCOMClient doesn't currently support R3-6. To resolve this issue I have to switch to version R3.51 in Options to run RDCOMClient and send the e-mails.

It's not an ideal solution, but will do until they release an updated version.

Answer 3

It is not so, that RDCOMClient doesn't support R3.6. It only has not (yet) been compiled with 3.6x and been placed in the subdirectory of the current version in the repository "http://www.omegahat.net/R/bin/windows/contrib/3.6/". However the version 0.93-0 compiled with R 3.5x is fully compatible with R 3.6x, just download it from the 3.5 directory "http://www.omegahat.net/R/bin/windows/contrib/3.5.1/" and install as zip from your local PC.

Or do it directly

url <- "http://www.omegahat.net/R/bin/windows/contrib/3.5.1/RDCOMClient_0.93-0.zip"
install.packages(url, repos=NULL, type="binary")