| arc.check_product {arcgisbinding} | R Documentation |
Initialize connection to ArcGIS. Any script running directly from R (i.e.
without being called from a Geoprocessing script) should first call
arc.check_product to create a connection with ArcGIS. Provides
installation details on the version of ArcGIS installed that
arcgisbinding is communicating with.
arc.check_product()
Returned details include:
Product: ArcGIS Desktop (i.e. ArcMap), or ArcGIS Pro. The name of the product connected.
License level: Basic, Standard, or Advanced are the three licensing levels available. Each provides progressively more functionality within the software. See the "Desktop Functionality Matrix" link for details.
Build number: The build number of the release being used. Useful in debugging and when creating error reports.
DLL: The dynamic linked library (DLL) in use allowing ArcGIS to communicate with R.
ArcGIS Desktop Functionality Matrix
Additional license levels are available on ArcGIS Desktop: Server, EngineGeoDB, and Engine. These license levels are currently unsupported by this package.
info <- arc.check_product() info$license # ArcGIS license level info$version # ArcGIS build number info$app # product name info$dll # binding DLL in use