John Kane wrote: > Thank Frank, > > I simply seem to have misread part of the first > example > -------------------------------------------------- > x <- matrix(1:6, nrow=2, > dimnames=list(c('a','b'),c('c','d','enLine 2'))) > ## Not run: > latex(x) # creates x.tex in working directory > w <- latex(x, file='/tmp/my.tex') > --------------------------------------------- > latex(x) gave an error > latex(x, file="") works fine.
Right, and if you install the latex and previewer executables, latex(x) will no longer give an error. Frank > > > --- Frank E Harrell Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> John Kane wrote: >>> Works just fine, thanks. I'll blame the help as >>> being very slightly ambiguous. >> From the help file: >> >> \section{Side Effects}{ >> creates various system files and runs various >> Linux/UNIX system >> commands which are assumed to be in the system path. >> } >> >> \details{ >> If running under Windows and using MikTeX, >> \code{latex} and \code{yap} >> must be in your system path, and \code{yap} is >> used to browse >> \code{.dvi} files created by \code{latex}. You >> should install the >> \code{geometry} and \code{ctable} styles in >> MikTeX to make optimum use >> of \code{latex()}. >> >> Frank >> >> >>> Of course another 2-3 minutes experimenting and I >>> should have gotten it. >>> >>> --- Gabor Grothendieck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Try specifying the file= argument: >>>> >>>> latex(rr, file = "") >>>> >>>> On Jan 13, 2008 1:05 PM, John Kane >>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>> I seem to have a problem getting latex (Hmisc) >> to >>>>> work. >>>>> Any suggestions as to what I am doing wrong? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> library(Hmisc) >>>>> aa <- data.frame(aa=1:10, bb=rnorm(10, 5, 2), >>>>> cc=rnorm(10, 20, 4)) >>>>> rr <- lm(cc~aa+bb, data=aa); rr >>>>> latex(rr) >>>>> >>>>>> latex(rr) >>>>> 'latex' is not recognized as an internal or >>>> external >>>>> command, >>>>> operable program or batch file. >>>>> Warning messages: >>>>> 1: In cbind(cx, cxk) : >>>>> number of rows of result is not a multiple of >>>> vector >>>>> length (arg 2) >>>>> 2: In cbind(cx, cxk) : >>>>> number of rows of result is not a multiple of >>>> vector >>>>> length (arg 2) >>>>> 3: In cbind(cx, cxk) : >>>>> number of rows of result is not a multiple of >>>> vector >>>>> length (arg 2) >>>>> 4: In cbind(cx, cxk) : >>>>> number of rows of result is not a multiple of >>>> vector >>>>> length (arg 2) >>>>> 5: In is.na(xj) : >>>>> is.na() applied to non-(list or vector) of type >>>>> 'language' >>>>> 6: In is.na(xj) : >>>>> is.na() applied to non-(list or vector) of type >>>>> 'language' >>>>> 7: In cbind(cx, cxk) : >>>>> number of rows of result is not a multiple of >>>> vector >>>>> length (arg 2) >>>>> 8: In cbind(cx, cxk) : >>>>> number of rows of result is not a multiple of >>>> vector >>>>> length (arg 2) >>>>> 9: In cbind(cx, cxk) : >>>>> number of rows of result is not a multiple of >>>> vector >>>>> length (arg 2) >>>>> 10: In shell(cmd, wait = TRUE, intern = output) >> : >>>>> 'cmd' execution failed with error code 1 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> sessionInfo() >>>>> R version 2.6.1 (2007-11-26) >>>>> i386-pc-mingw32 >>>>> >>>>> locale: >>>>> > LC_COLLATE=English_Canada.1252;LC_CTYPE=English_Canada.1252;LC_MONETARY=English_Canada.1252;LC_NUMERIC=C;LC_TIME=English_Canada.1252 >>>>> attached base packages: >>>>> [1] stats graphics grDevices utils >>>> datasets >>>>> methods base >>>>> >>>>> other attached packages: >>>>> [1] gdata_2.3.1 Hmisc_3.4-3 >>>>> >>>>> loaded via a namespace (and not attached): >>>>> [1] cluster_1.11.9 grid_2.6.1 gtools_2.4.0 >>>>> lattice_0.17-2 >>>>> >>>>> ______________________________________________ >>>>> R-help@r-project.org mailing list >>>>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >>>>> PLEASE do read the posting guide >>>> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >>>>> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, >>>> reproducible code. > > > > Ask a question on any topic and get answers from real people. Go to > Yahoo! Answers and share what you know at http://ca.answers.yahoo.com > -- Frank E Harrell Jr Professor and Chair School of Medicine Department of Biostatistics Vanderbilt University ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.