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smpa01
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Running R script in service dataflow

Hi,

R execution fails in service while trying to create a dataflow unlike desktop.

Is it not possible at all to run R script to create a dataflow in service like desktop?

 

Thank you in advance.

 

Test Query _PQWRY

 

let
    
    X = R.Execute("Column1<-c(""red"",""blue"")#creating column1#(lf)Column2<-c(""green"",""white"")#creating column2#(lf)Column3<-c(""aqua"",""magenta"")#creating column2#(lf)df_1<-data.frame(Column1, Column2, Column3)"),
    df_1 = X{[Name="df_1"]}[Value]
in
    df_1

 

 

Test Query_Rscript

 

Column1<-c("red","blue")#creating column1
Column2<-c("green","white")#creating column2
Column3<-c("aqua","magenta")#creating column2
df_1<-data.frame(Column1, Column2, Column3)

 

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lbendlin
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R and Python scripts require the use of a personal gateway.  Not sure if you can do that with dataflows.

smpa01
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@lbendlin thanks for your reply. Don't think it is possible to run R script in DF currently. The r terminal is missing in DF.

 

I guess R runs on desktop as it can see the R Studio IDE on the local machine which it can't on DF.

The only way I assume it can be run on DF through running R on SQL server connection. R can be run on a SQL server DB table through SQL server ML services. 

 

I did not do the testing but I guess it would work out. The only downside is that R can only be run on SQL tables and not on anyother data source.

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