Unable to deploy Shiny App--invalid 'name' argument

j.pham1 · February 3, 2020, 8:32pm

I keep getting the following error when deploying my App, can someone explain what this means/could be pointing to?:
The application failed to start (exited with code 1).

Error in value[[3L]](cond) : invalid 'name' argument Calls: local ... tryCatch -> tryCatchList -> tryCatchOne -> <Anonymous> Execution halted

michaelbgarcia · February 3, 2020, 9:12pm

Any chance you can share the app, or provide a minimum reproducible example? (reprex)

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A minimal reproducible example consists of the following items: A minimal dataset, necessary to reproduce the issue The minimal runnable code necessary to reproduce the issue, which can be run on the given dataset, and including the necessary information on the used packages. Let's quickly go over each one of these with examples: Minimal Dataset (Sample Data) You need to provide a data frame that is small enough to be (reasonably) pasted on a post, but big enough to reproduce your issue. Let's say, as an example, that you are working with the iris data frame head(iris) #> Sepal.Length Sepal.Width Petal.Length Petal.Width Species #> 1 5.1 3.5 1.4 0.…

woodward · February 3, 2020, 9:23pm

Are you in Windows?
Does the app run ok locally?
Did you use absolute file paths like setwd() and getwd()?
Did you remember to deploy any necessary data files with your app?

j.pham1 · February 3, 2020, 9:49pm

Working in Windows. Yes, when I run it locally my app works. Didn't use any absolute file paths.

My app has users input their own files and the output is two plots and a table.

woodward · February 3, 2020, 10:17pm

So you managed to upload it?
You need to provide a lot more information if you want help.