F# R Provider: Method not found: 'RDotNet.REngine RDotNet.REngine.GetInstance - f#

Question

I am using the R Type Provider like so in the REPL
#r "../packages/FSharp.Data.2.2.0/lib/net40/FSharp.Data.dll"
open FSharp.Data
[<Literal>]
let uri = "https://reddoggabtest-secondary.table.core.windows.net/TestTelemetryData0?tn=TestTelemetryData0&sv=2014-02-14&si=GabLab&sig=GGc%2BHEa9wJYDoOGNE3BhaAeduVOA4MH8Pgss5kWEIW4%3D"
type CarTelemetry = XmlProvider<uri>
let carTelemetry = CarTelemetry.Load(uri)
#r "C:/Program Files (x86)/Reference Assemblies/Microsoft/Framework/.NETFramework/v4.5.1/System.Xml.Linq.dll"
open System.Xml.Linq
carTelemetry.Entries |> Seq.iter(fun e -> printfn "%A" e.Title)
#I "../packages/RProvider.1.1.8/lib"
#r "../packages/R.NET.1.5.5/lib/net40/RDotNet.dll"
#r "../packages/R.NET.1.5.5/lib/net40/RDotNet.NativeLibrary.dll"
#r "../packages/R.NET.Community.FSharp.0.1.9/lib/net40/RDotNet.FSharp.dll"
#r "../packages/RProvider.1.1.8/lib/net40/RProvider.dll"
#r "../packages/RProvider.1.1.8/lib/net40/RProvider.Runtime.dll"
open System
open System.Net
open RDotNet
open RProvider
open RProvider.graphics
open RProvider.stats
carTelemetry.Entries |> Seq.map(fun e -> e.Content.Properties.Acceleration.Value)
|> R.log
|> R.diff
When I execute it, I am getting this exception
System.MissingMethodException: Method not found: 'RDotNet.REngine RDotNet.REngine.GetInstance(System.String, Boolean, RDotNet.StartupParameter, RDotNet.Devices.ICharacterDevice)'.
at RProvider.Internal.RInit.engine#114.Invoke()
at System.Lazy`1.CreateValue()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
at System.Lazy`1.get_Value()
at RProvider.RInteropInternal.toR(Object value) in c:\Tomas\Public\FSharp.RProvider\src\RProvider\RInterop.fs:line 287
at RProvider.RInterop.passArg#447(List`1 tempSymbols, Object arg) in c:\Tomas\Public\FSharp.RProvider\src\RProvider\RInterop.fs:line 461
at RProvider.RInterop.argList#468-1.GenerateNext(IEnumerable`1& next) in c:\Tomas\Public\FSharp.RProvider\src\RProvider\RInterop.fs:line 475
at Microsoft.FSharp.Core.CompilerServices.GeneratedSequenceBase`1.MoveNextImpl()
at Microsoft.FSharp.Core.CompilerServices.GeneratedSequenceBase`1.System-Collections-IEnumerator-MoveNext()
at Microsoft.FSharp.Collections.SeqModule.ToArray[T](IEnumerable`1 source)
at RProvider.RInterop.callFunc(String packageName, String funcName, IEnumerable`1 argsByName, Object[] varArgs) in c:\Tomas\Public\FSharp.RProvider\src\RProvider\RInterop.fs:line 466
at <StartupCode$FSI_0012>.$FSI_0012.main#()
Stopped due to error
Any ideas? Thanks.

Answer 1

This looks like some version mismatch - what version(s) of R.NET do you have installed in the packages folder?
The correct ones (as required by the latest R provider NuGet package) are:
R.NET.Community (= 1.5.16)
R.NET.Community.FSharp (= 0.1.9)
Note that there is (confusingly) also older R.NET package (without the "Community" bit) and having that in packages can probably confuse the R provider.
BTW: You can also try using the FsLab templates instead, which makes the process of installing & loading everything a lot simpler - reduces all to just a single #load :-)