Trouble running R Integration.pyt toolbox w/ ArcGIS pro

[PhilippeLachapelle]

Hi,

I'm trying to setup my work environment to start using ArcGIS pro with R but I'm having trouble running the R Integration python's script.

I have downloaded the Bridge, I have R studio 3.3.2 and ArcGIS Pro (12.0.0.8933 - free demo trial).

When I add the R Integration.pyt toolbox I don't see any of the 4 scripts showing up?

I have attached 2 images resuming the situation.

Any idea what I can do to fox this?

Regards

Philippe

[DanPatterson_Retired]

in the package manager for Pro (via the project window), did you install 'r' through there? since Pro is pretty strict about where it accesses packages.  Perhaps you can reference the document that describes the procedure for setting up Pro and R and the R integration script

[MarjeanPobuda]

Hi Philippe,

I am sorry that you are encountering issues. I have tried to reproduce what you are seeing using the trial version of Pro but currently, I am unable to. When you get a chance, could you check something for me to help us troubleshoot? Starting in ArcGIS Pro 2.0, we have an improved installer for the bridge. This video contains the installation instructions for the bridge when you are working with Pro 2.0+. Could you try installing the bridge this way and send me the messages that appear in the bridge installer? Hopefully this will give us some hints as to what might be going on. 

Thank you and let me know what you find out! 

-Marjean

[ShaunWalbridge]

Following up on what Marjean wrote, we've released a new version of the bridge which should address this regression for Pro users. As Marjean says, it's even easier in Pro to use the built-in installer, but if you'd like to use the toolbox, try downloading it again and the toolbox should now open.

Cheers,

Shaun

[ThomasTisserant]

Hi Marjean,

Following the instructions in the video, I tried using the installer under options>Geoprocessing>R-ArcGIS Support and got a pop up error with the following message

C:\Program" is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

It is also visible in the attached screen shot.

There is no "C:\Program" folder on my computer. Instead, I have "C:\Program Files" folder, under which ArcGIS Pro 2.1.0 is installed.

My R version is R-3.3.1.

Would you have a tip for that error?

Thanks,

Thomas

[MarjeanPobuda]

Hi Thomas,

I am sorry to hear you are running into issues. Based on your snapshot, it appears the installer has successfully recognized the location R 3.3.1 is installed at in C:\Program Files. When are you encountering that error message? What option did you select from the drop-down button to the right of the message that reads: "Please install the ArcGIS R integration package"? 

Just let me know! 

Thank you,

Marjean

[ThomasTisserant]

Thanks Marjean

1. I selected "Install package from the Internet"

2. I clicked "yes" to "New arcgisbinding version 1.0.0.128 is available. Would you like to install it?"

3. The error message popped up

I've captured the steps in the attached screenshot.

In step 2. if I click "no" to  "New arcgisbinding version 1.0.0.128 is available. Would you like to install it?" I return to the Options window. 

[MarjeanPobuda]

Thanks Thomas. 

I tried to reproduce your issue on a machine with Pro 2.1 and R 3.3.1 but I was unable to do so. My best guess right now is that there is some type of local setting on your machine that is confusing the installer. So let's try checking a couple of things:

1) Do you have an R folder located in your Documents? This folder should contain the win-library folder and is where the installer will initially look to install the arcgisbinding package to. 

2) Have you modified any of your environmental variables or path regarding R? This can be checked in File Explorer by right clicking on This PC and then selecting Advanced system settings, followed by Environment Variables... Under System variables have you defined any variables pertaining to R? Such as R_HOME? (Just a note: the image here is just an example, having R_HOME set can cause multiple problems since it is hard coding a location that should be fluid). 

 

3) What happens when you try to install the bridge from file? To test this, download the latest version of the bridge and save it to a location of your choice. There is no need to unzip this file. In the R-ArcGIS bridge installer, instead of selecting the option to download and install from the internet, select the option to install from file. Navigate to the location you saved the arcgisbinding_1.0.0.128.zip and select the zipped folder. 

Just let me know whenever you get a chance. 

Thank you for your help tracking down this issue.

-Marjean

[ThomasTisserant]

1)

Do you have an R folder located in your Documents? This folder should contain the win-library folder and is where the installer will initially look to install the arcgisbinding package to.

Yes, I have two R folders:

My Document/R/win-library/3.3
My Document/R/win-library/3.1

2)

Have you modified any of your environmental variables or path regarding R?

No, I didn't find any variable that looks R-related, and don't have R_HOME.

By the way, I should have specified earlier that I'm under Windows 7.

3)

What happens when you try to install the bridge from file?

1. I downloaded arcgisbinding_1.0.0.128.zip 

2. In Options/Geoprocessing/R-ArcGIS Support I selected "Install from file"

3. I navigated to where I had saved the file, and selected the file

4. There was briefly (1second) a blue status bar showing installation until the same pop up error appeared ("'C:\Program' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file").

Here's more info on my machine and my R version

Machine

Windows 7 professional

Service pack 1

Intel (R) code (TM) i5-6300U CPU @ 2.40GHz

8Gb RAM

64-bit operating system

R

[MarjeanPobuda]

Hi Thomas,

I have to admit, I am a bit baffled. Without access to your machine, it gets tricky to pinpoint what is the problem as I am unable to reproduce the issue. 

We have two possible workarounds to see if we can get the bridge installed for you. 

1) Can you try to see if you can install the bridge using the Python installer? The process for installing this way is detailed in this installation video. This installation process will still work for later versions of Pro than 1.4.1, like Pro 2.1. 

2) Alternatively, you can manually install the bridge through R by following these steps:

   -  Close Pro

   -  Download the arcgisbinding_1.0.0.128.zip

   -  Open R 3.3.1 64-bit

   -  Click the Packages tab and select Install Package(s) from local files...

   -  Navigate to and select arcgisbinding_1.0.0.128.zip. You should see a message the packages has installed.

   -  Reopen Pro and navigate to the R-Bridge Support under the Project tab's Geoprocessing Options. When you select R version 3.3.1 from the drop-down, you should now see that the arcgisbinding package is installed. 

Let me know how it goes!

-Marjean