[R] New to R

Prof Brian Ripley ripley at stats.ox.ac.uk
Wed Jan 21 08:02:41 CET 2015


On 21/01/2015 05:51, Lalitha Kristipati wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to connect R to databases.
>
> I found two ways to connect.
>
> 1.By using specific package (eg RMySQL to connect to R)
>
> 2.By using connectors and RODBC package.
>
> can any one tell me the difference between those two methods.

See the 'R Data Import/Export Manual' which ships with R.

There is a specific list for such questions, R-sig-db, where less vague 
questions should be asked.

>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Lalitha K.
>
> Associate Software Engineer
>
> 917411291011


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Brian D. Ripley,                  ripley at stats.ox.ac.uk
Emeritus Professor of Applied Statistics, University of Oxford
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