Additional R packages are loaded to your private library (by default):
# Obtain the string of the package(s) to download
pkgs <- '%Question.packages%'
pkg2 <- trim.blanks(unlist(strsplit(pkgs, "\\,")))
if (length(pkg2) > 1) {
pkgs <- eval(parse(text = paste0("c('", paste(pkg2, collapse = "','"), "')")))
}
# Obtain the user specified directory (which may not be used)
custom_path <- scan(what = character(), sep = "\n", nmax = 1)
%Question.custom.path%
# The set of possible repositories to use
repos <- c("http://cran.revolutionanalytics.com", "http://cran.rstudio.com")
# Select a particular repository
repo <- sample(repos, 1)
# Get the path to the library folder, starting with the default case, then the
# custom case
if ('%Question.default.dir%' == "True") {
minor_ver <- strsplit(R.Version()$minor, "\\.")[[1]][1]
R_ver <- paste(R.Version()$major, minor_ver, sep = ".")
the_path <- paste0(normalizePath("~"), "\\R\\win-library\\", R_ver)
# Create the user's personal folder if it doesn't already exist
dir.create(the_path, recursive = TRUE, showWarnings = FALSE)
} else {
the_path <- gsub("\\\\", "/", custom_path, fixed = TRUE)
}
print(the_path)
# Install the package to the user's private library
transcript <- capture.output(install.packages(pkgs, lib = the_path, repos = repo))
# Write out the results of trying to install the package(s)
write.Alteryx(data.frame(Transcript = transcript))What I've experienced is that if the library already exists, that you'll need to either DELETE or RENAME the Alteryx provided package (e.g. when you want a newer version). When you upgrade, you might have a need to modify the contents of the upgrade libraries.
Cheers,
Mark
Alteryx ACE & Top Community Contributor
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