That is it. If you are going to use source() change spplot(gadm, "language", col.regions=col, main="Swiss Language Regions")
To print(spplot(gadm, "language", col.regions=col, main="Swiss Language Regions")) ------- David > -----Original Message----- > From: R. Michael Weylandt [mailto:michael.weyla...@gmail.com] > Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2012 12:27 PM > To: Lorenzo Isella > Cc: dcarl...@tamu.edu; John Kane; r-h...@stat.math.ethz.ch > Subject: Re: [R] Trouble with Spatial Data Example Script > > I have no experience with spplot() or maps in general, but might this > be more or less tied to R FAQ 7.22? > > Michael > > On Sat, Aug 11, 2012 at 12:00 PM, Lorenzo Isella > <lorenzo.ise...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello, > > The situation is a bit odd. > > If I open an R session and I paste there the script, then it does > work. > > However, if I save it as a text file and then I run it with the > > source("myfile.R") command, then I fall back to the case that started > this > > thread i.e. I see nothing. > > Does anybody have a clue at what is going on? > > I paste below the output of sessionInfo(), which is the same no > matter > > whether I paste the commands in a shell or use a .R file. > > > > > > sessionInfo() > > R version 2.15.1 (2012-06-22) > > Platform: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu (64-bit) > > > > locale: > > [1] LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 LC_NUMERIC=C > > [3] LC_TIME=en_US.UTF-8 LC_COLLATE=en_US.UTF-8 > > [5] LC_MONETARY=en_US.UTF-8 LC_MESSAGES=en_US.UTF-8 > > [7] LC_PAPER=C LC_NAME=C > > [9] LC_ADDRESS=C LC_TELEPHONE=C > > [11] LC_MEASUREMENT=en_US.UTF-8 LC_IDENTIFICATION=C > > > > attached base packages: > > [1] stats graphics grDevices utils datasets methods base > > > > other attached packages: > > [1] sp_0.9-99 > > > > loaded via a namespace (and not attached): > > [1] grid_2.15.1 lattice_0.20-6 > > > > > > Many thanks > > > > Lorenzo > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, 11 Aug 2012 17:18:43 +0200, David L Carlson > <dcarl...@tamu.edu> > > wrote: > > > >> Can you get other plotting commands to work? E.g. > >> > >> plot(1:5, 1:5) > >> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: Lorenzo Isella [mailto:lorenzo.ise...@gmail.com] > >>> Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2012 3:20 AM > >>> To: dcarl...@tamu.edu > >>> Subject: Re: [R] Trouble with Spatial Data Example Script > >>> > >>> Thanks for your reply. > >>> I am running R 2.15.1 on debian testing, amd64 architecture. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> ~$ R > >>> > >>> R version 2.15.1 (2012-06-22) -- "Roasted Marshmallows" > >>> Copyright (C) 2012 The R Foundation for Statistical Computing > >>> ISBN 3-900051-07-0 > >>> Platform: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu (64-bit) > >>> > >>> > >>> and when I run the script, this is what I see > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> source('map-switzerland.R') > >>> [1] "gadm" > >>> > >>> gadm contains the data, but I do not see any map. > >>> Any hint about what is going on? > >>> Cheers > >>> > >>> Lorenzo > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Fri, 10 Aug 2012 23:43:34 +0200, David L Carlson > <dcarl...@tamu.edu> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>> > The script is working for me. Did you get any error or warning > >>> messages? > >>> > What version of R are you using? What operating system does your > >>> > computer use? When the command, print(load(con)), runs, what > message > >>> do > >>> > you see? > >>> > > >>> > ---------------------------------------------- > >>> > David L Carlson > >>> > Associate Professor of Anthropology > >>> > Texas A&M University > >>> > College Station, TX 77843-4352 > >>> > > >>> > > >>> >> -----Original Message----- > >>> >> From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces@r- > >>> >> project.org] On Behalf Of Lorenzo Isella > >>> >> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 3:21 PM > >>> >> To: r-h...@stat.math.ethz.ch > >>> >> Subject: [R] Trouble with Spatial Data Example Script > >>> >> > >>> >> Dear All, > >>> >> I need to do something relatively simple: generate a map of > Europe > >>> and > >>> >> paint the various states with different colors (only 3-4 are > needed) > >>> >> according to a rule. > >>> >> I would like to keep it as simple as possible and the script > >>> resorting > >>> >> to > >>> >> the sp package that I found at > >>> >> > >>> >> http://bit.ly/Oc71ub > >>> >> > >>> >> is exactly what I am looking for (I need to repeat the exercise > with > >>> >> Europe instead of Switzerland and to have a legend). > >>> >> However, when I try to run the script (which I also paste at the > end > >>> of > >>> >> the email), well, nothing happens and I certainly do not see a > map > >>> of > >>> >> Switzerland. > >>> >> I am not familiar with the sp package, but am I missing the > obvious? > >>> >> Any help is appreciated. > >>> >> Best Regards > >>> >> > >>> >> Lorenzo > >>> >> > >>> >> ########################################à > >>> >> > >>> >> library(sp) > >>> >> con <- url("http://gadm.org/data/rda/CHE_adm1.RData") > >>> >> print(load(con)) > >>> >> close(con) > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> language <- c("german", "german", "german","german", > >>> >> "german","german","french", "french", > >>> >> "german","german","french", "french", > >>> >> "german", "french","german","german", > >>> >> "german","german","german", "german", > >>> >> "german","italian","german","french", > >>> >> "french","german","german") > >>> >> gadm$language <- as.factor(language) > >>> >> col = rainbow(length(levels(gadm$language))) > >>> >> spplot(gadm, "language", col.regions=col, main="Swiss Language > >>> >> Regions") > >>> >> > >>> >> ########################################### > >>> >> > >>> >> ______________________________________________ > >>> >> 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. ______________________________________________ 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.