Link Java and R for modeling on x64 computer

Water research, sometimes, needs model development. Some researchers may be interested in self-designing a model. Java language may be a useful language for model development; however, statistical analysis tools and graphs are hardly included in it. R language is publicly developed with a lot of packages of statistical analysis and graphs included but simulation on R has low simulation speed. Thus, linkage between Java and R is suggested. Some like to link Java from R, others prefer calling R from Java. This part will introduce how to set up to work on Java using R tools. Many people have no problem of having Java-R on x32 computer but others could not link Java to R on x64 computer. Please see some screenshots on my x64 computer for setting relationships between Java and R. 

Download and install Java software

1. Netbeans 7.2 at http://netbeans.org/

2. JDK @ http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html

Install R software 

              1. Install R @ http://www.r-project.org/ 

              2. Install package rJava using load.packages('rJava') 

              3. Set up environment variables

• Right-click: Computer-properties-advanced system setting-environment variables

• Add PATH: C:\Program Files\R\R-2.15.1\bin\x64 (locate R.dll);C:\Users\ntntanh\Documents\R\win-library\2.15\rJava\jri (R library);C:\Users\ntntanh\Documents\R\win-library\2.15\rJava\jri\x64 (JRI library for x64);C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_05\bin (for java virtual machine JVM);C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_05\jre\bin\server (JVM) (Check paths on your computer!!!)
• Open netbeans-right click on the project-properties-Run-

Add in VM Options: -Djava.library.path="C:\Users\ntntanh\Documents\R\win-library\2.15\rJava\jri\x64"

Then click OK

Add JRI libraries from C:\Users\ntntanh\Documents\R\win-library\2.15\rJava\jri 

Good luck!