Cannot install library(xlsx) in R and look for an alternative

Question

I use R version 3.0.3. I was not able to install library(xlsx). Error message:

Loading required package: rJava
Error : .onLoad failed in loadNamespace() for 'rJava', details:
call: inDL(x, as.logical(local), as.logical(now), ...)
error: unable to load shared object 'C:/Program Files/R/R-3.0.3/library/rJava/libs/x64/rJava.dll':

LoadLibrary failure:  The specified module could not be found.

I then tried to install rjava on its own. Got the error message below:

library("rJava", lib.loc="C:/Program Files/R/R-3.0.3/library") Error : .onLoad failed in loadNamespace() for 'rJava', details: call: inDL(x, as.logical(local), as.logical(now), ...) error: unable to load shared object 'C:/Program Files/R/R-3.0.3/library/rJava/libs/x64/rJava.dll': LoadLibrary failure: The specified module could not be found.

Is there another way to load excel file in R?

Thanks,

Answer 1

This problem is generally caused by x86 vs x64 bit differences between the R session and the install Java edition. By default Java installs the x86 version and you have to search for the x64 version. if you look at the version of Java you have installed and then open your R session to the same if your using R studio you can click on Tools.GlobalOptions and then select the version you need. ;-)