Frustrated trying to get the connect to R

[DocMartin]

I'm trying to call R functions from within IML. To make sure SAS was set up properly, I ran PROC OPTIONS option=RLANG; The result I got indicated that the NORLANG option had been initiated. So, I tried looking for the SASV9.fcg file. But I wasn't able to locate a file with that exact name, even when searching in the SASHome directory and subdirectories. Does anyone have a suggestion on what to do? Thanks! Andrew

[RW9]

Well, you should be looking for SASV9.cfg - as in config.  However, you don't say what software you are using, where it is installed etc. 

[Rick_SAS · Accepted solution]

The documentation for calling R from SAS/IML 

As RW9 says, it would be helpful to know how you are running SAS (EG? Display Manager?). Also, make sure that R is installed on the same machine as SAS.

If you are using PC SAS, you can find directions for modifying the sasv9.cfg file at the end of this article.

[DocMartin]

Sorry, I meant SASV9.cfg There are scads of files with those names, so I chose the one in the \Programs\SASHome\SASFoundation directory. I added the -RLANG statement to it. Here's the output I get when I run PROC OPTIONS option=RLANG; NOTE: Library PHASE2 does not exist. NOTE: AUTOEXEC processing completed. 1 proc options option=RLANG; run; SAS (r) Proprietary Software Release 9.4 TS1M2 NORLANG Disables SAS from executing R language statements. NOTE: PROCEDURE OPTIONS used (Total process time): real time 0.00 seconds cpu time 0.00 seconds I must still be doing something incorrectly, but what?

[DocMartin]

I found the correct cfg file and added the -RLANG option. So I'm good to go. Thanks!!!