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Santosh <santosh2...@gmail.com> wrote: >Thanks for your response! Yes, I uninstalled previous versions this >time. >Earlier I used to run multiple versions of R without problems. I was >finally able to install XML in the Windows Vista R version 2.14.2. >I have not been able to install in R 2.15.x versions. > >Santosh > >On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 9:23 PM, arun <smartpink...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> >> >> When you installed each version, I assume that you must have >uninstalled >> the previous installations. >> >> >> It's Windows vista. One of the reasons I change from windows vista >to a >> beta version of windows 7 a couple of years ago was due to >installation >> troubles with SAS. So, it may be platform specific. >> >> You can uninstall all the R versions. Restart the system and then >try >> fresh install. I am not sure whether it will help, but you can try. >> A.K. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Santosh <santosh2...@gmail.com> >> To: arun <smartpink...@yahoo.com> >> Cc: R help <r-help@r-project.org> >> Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2012 12:08 AM >> Subject: Re: [R] library XML in R version 2.15.1 >> >> >> Does not seem to be a good day for me! I am trying to install recent >> versions of R in Windows Vista. >> >> I got the earlier described errors in 2.14.1 and 2.15.1 >> I tried to install R2.15.1 I get this error now... >> >> --------------------------- >> Error >> --------------------------- >> C:\Program Files\R\R-2.15.0\Tcl\lib\tk8.5\msgs\es.msg >> An error occurred while trying to read the source file: >> The source file is corrupted. >> Click Retry to try again, Ignore to skip this file (not >> recommended), or Abort to cancel installation. >> --------------------------- >> Abort Retry Ignore >> --------------------------- >> santosh >> >> >> On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 8:39 PM, arun <smartpink...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> > >> >So, you got the same error message for R 2.14.1 and R 2.15? Or is it >only >> for R 2.15? >> > >> >It is always good to install the current version. >> > >> >Try this: >> >install.packages("XML",dependencies=TRUE) >> >#Warning message suggests dependencies. >> > >> > >> >A.K. >> > >> > >> > >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >From: Santosh <santosh2...@gmail.com> >> > >> >To: R help <r-help@r-project.org> >> >Cc: >> > >> >Sent: Friday, July 20, 2012 11:24 PM >> >Subject: Re: [R] library XML in R version 2.15.1 >> > >> >Thanks for your response. >> >I tried R.2.15 also and just tried R.14.1 in 32-bit Windows Vista. >> > >> >Below is the error message I received. >> >> install.packages("XML") >> >Warning message: >> >In getDependencies(pkgs, dependencies, available, lib) : >> > package �XML� is not available (for R version 2.14.1) >> >> >> > >> >Santosh >> > >> >On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 8:16 PM, arun <smartpink...@yahoo.com> >wrote: >> > >> >> HI, >> >> >> >> I have XML library installed in R2.15 and is working fine. I used >it >> only >> >> a few times, it was working. I am using Ubuntu 12.04. >> >> >> >> A.K. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: Santosh <santosh2...@gmail.com> >> >> To: r-help <r-help@r-project.org> >> >> Cc: >> >> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2012 11:03 PM >> >> Subject: [R] library XML in R version 2.15.1 >> >> >> >> Hello Rxperts.. >> >> >> >> I have a peculiar situation.. XML library is not available with >R2.15.1 >> >> whereas I was able to install it with R version 2.13.1. Would >highly >> >> appreciate your suggestions. I am now trying to see if XML works >with >> >> previous versions of R. >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Santosh >> >> >> >> [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >> >> >> >> ______________________________________________ >> >> 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. >> >> >> >> >> > >> > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >> > >> > >> >______________________________________________ >> >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. >> > >> > >> > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > >______________________________________________ >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. ______________________________________________ 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.