adding RMySQL package to R fails (on Windows)?

Question

I can\'t figure out why my RMySQL package won\'t install - here\'s what I get:

> install.packages(\'RMySQL\',type=\'source\')
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Answer 1

Add MySQL and RTools directory to the PATH!

Here is my PATH ; ~blah~;C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.5\bin;c:\rtools\bin;C:\Rtools\gcc-4.6.3\bin;