topic Re: R Script in Geoprocessing Service in ArcGIS Enterprise Questions

R Script in Geoprocessing Service

Anonymous User — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 23:53:28 GMT

Has anyone had success in calling an R script in a Geoprocessing service? I have a Python script in ArcToolbox which calls an R script as part of the process. This runs fine in ArcGIS Desktop but fails as a web service. I thought it had something to do with the file path but have tried every combination I could think of and still no luck.

I also went through this tutorial and still have not had success.

Any ideas??

Thanks!

Re: R Script in Geoprocessing Service

KevinHibma — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 13:06:57 GMT

To confirm, you have installed R on the Server (with 64bit Python)?

Re: R Script in Geoprocessing Service

Anonymous User — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 13:52:09 GMT

Yes both R (3.0.2) and Python (2.7.6 (64bit)) are installed on the server. And the server OS is Windows Server 2008 Standard v6 SP2

Re: R Script in Geoprocessing Service

KevinHibma — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 14:01:47 GMT

Can you post the full error?

If you get on the machine, can you run your script using the 64bit version of Python? And then trying the service, it only fails there?
If thats the scenario, then something has gone wrong in the published service. If you can't run the script in 64bit Python (like at command line), then the issue could be a configuration problem.

Re: R Script in Geoprocessing Service

Anonymous User — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 14:54:20 GMT

I am able to run the Python script on the server without issue. The output is the expected result. What could the config issue be with the service?

Re: R Script in Geoprocessing Service

KevinHibma — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 14:56:04 GMT

Can you make sure the GP Service has INFO level messages (at the service level, not the server logs), and get that error message?
It should provide a clue.

Re: R Script in Geoprocessing Service

Anonymous User — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 15:54:10 GMT

The message level is set to INFO and the only message returned is "Failed to execute". There is nothing more specific.

I have R installed on the server as well as ArcGIS Desktop. I tested the tool in ArcGIS desktop (on the server) and it runs successfully. When I run the geoprocessing service it fails.

The file paths to the R script are parameters and I have tried every imaginable file path.

Any ideas?

Re: R Script in Geoprocessing Service

FengZhang2 — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 20:18:10 GMT

Does your ArcGIS server account (e.g., arcgis) has the permission to access R.exe and the R script?