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First Look at R and SQL 2016 – Installing
Every new release of Microsoft’s SQL Server has at least one feature that I want to dive right into. In this edition it’s the ability to use R inside the database itself. At the recently concluded SQL...
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SQL 2016 CTP3 and Instant File Initialization
Sometimes you find things when you’re not looking. I’ve downloaded and installed SQL 2016 CTPs a few times now, most recently being CTP3. It was while I was looking at the Server Configuration page...
View ArticleSQL 2016 and R – Some Quick Notes
I’ve got SQL 2016 CTP3 installed and I’ve been playing with R inside SQL. But before I start posting some examples I want to share my notes first. Permissions: I mentioned last week that you should add...
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SQL 2016 and R – Working With SQL Data
In the last few posts I’ve gone over installing the components you need to run R in a SQL 2016 instance as well as some simple scripts that played with one of the data sets that’s included with R....
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SQL 2016 and R – Working Directory
It’s been a busy short week, with the Thanksgiving holiday, putting up Christmas decorations, and the time consuming task I like to call my job. But I did start to play with the rlauncher config file....
View ArticleMicrosoft R Open and RTVS
A few little tidbits you may have missed from last week’s Microsoft R Server announcement. There will be an R Tools for Visual Studio plug-in, similar to the Python Tools for Visual Studio. It will...
View ArticleConfiguring RLauncher.config for SQL Server Launchpad
I’ve been playing with R in SQL 2016 CTP3 lately to find out how it works. One of the components is the RLauncher.config file that is used by the SQL Server Launchpad service. This is the service that...
View ArticleSlides and Code from Chi Suburban SQL Group – R You Ready For SQL 2016?
Hi everyone, Thanks to all who attended my session on R and SQL 2016 last night at the Chicago Suburban SQL User Group. And thanks to Andy and Lowry for inviting me. I had a great time, meeting...
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Can’t Read text file on Network Share Using R Inside Stored Procedure
The Problem I can’t seem to read from a .txt file when I use read.csv inside a SQL 2016 stored procedure using R if that .txt file is on a network shared directory. The Setup I am running a personal...
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Who’s Running Your R Code In Your SQL 2016 Procedure?
So you’ve got an instance of SQL 2016 running and you want to play with running R code inside SQL stored procedures. You’ve enabled external scripts and given permissions to some users to execute those...
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