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--- external_communication [2017/08/18 17:53]
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+++ external_communication [2019/04/02 21:00] (current)
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 <note important>If the status bar shows 'External communication: off', check the Message Log for more information.</note>
+==== Pre Requisites ====
-==== R Studio ====
 The following packages are necessary for sending and receiving data using R. To install the packages, do:
 <code>
 install.packages(c("Rcpp", "RcppProgress", "rbenchmark", "inline"))
 </code>
+<note important> if you are using Microsoft Windows, make sure your R installation path does not contain spaces.</note>
+<note important> On Microsoft Windows, [[https://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/Rtools/|R Tools]] is required (default installation path [c:\rtools] is **mandatory**). Make sure you also select the option to add RTools to system PATH.  </note>
+==== Command Line ===
+Download {{::dinamica_1.0.4.tar.gz|Dinamica Package for R}} and install it:
+<code>
+install.packages("PATH_TO_DOWNLOADED_FILE", repos=NULL, type="source")
+</code>
+where PATH_TO_DOWNLOADED_FILE should match the downloaded file path, e.g. "/home/csr/Downloads/dinamica_1.0.4.tar.gz" on Linux or "c:/Users/CSR/Downloads/dinamica_1.0.4.tar.gz" on Windows.\\
 \\
-Then, install R Tools from [[https://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/Rtools/]] \\
+Using the example path "/home/csr/Downloads/dinamica_1.0.4.tar.gz":
+<code>
+install.packages("/home/csr/Downloads/dinamica_1.0.4.tar.gz", repos=NULL, type="source")
+</code>
+==== R Studio ====
 \\
-Download {{::dinamica_1.0.1.tar.gz|Dinamica Package for R}} and install it (using RStudio):
+Download {{::dinamica_1.0.4.tar.gz|Dinamica Package for R}} and install it (using RStudio):
 <code>
 Tools -> Install Packages...