R help - Oct 2011 - (no subject)

Hi. I am trying to install using the following. Can someone suggest what is
wrong? I am using Windows 7 64bit, and R 2.10.1

('C:\Users\Bill\Desktop\DMwR_0.2.1.zip', repos=NULL )
Warning in install.packages("C:UsersBillDesktopDMwR_0.2.1.zip", repos
= NULL) :
  argument 'lib' is missing: using
'C:\Users\Bill\Documents/R/win-library/2.10'
Error in zip.unpack(pkg, tmpDir) : 
  zipfile 'C:UsersBillDesktopDMwR_0.2.1.zip' not found
In addition: Warning messages:
1: \U used without hex digits 
2: '\B' is an unrecognized escape in a character string 
3: '\D' is an unrecognized escape in a character string 
4: '\D' is an unrecognized escape in a character string 
5: unrecognized escapes removed from
"C:\Users\Bill\Desktop\DMwR_0.2.1.zip" 
> 
I also tried to install using the install menu. 

Thank you.
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Hi William

Try double backslashes "\\" or "/" (see FAQ 2.16:
http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/rw-FAQ.html)

install.packages("C:\\Users\\rusa\\DMwR_0.2.1.zip", repos = NULL)

Regards,
Sina


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Dear William,

Please use a more informative subject line (as the posting guide asks you to
do).

Backslash have a special function. In file paths you need to use either double
backslashes or forward slashes.

'C:\\Users\\Bill\\Desktop\\DMwR_0.2.1.zip'

'C:/Users/Bill/Desktop/DMwR_0.2.1.zip'

Best regards,

Thierry

PS It might be time to upgrade your R version. R 2.10.1 is quite old. R 2.14.0
will be available within a month.
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> Namens William Claster
> Verzonden: woensdag 5 oktober 2011 7:06
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> Onderwerp: [R] (no subject)
> 
> Hi. I am trying to install using the following. Can someone suggest what is
> wrong? I am using Windows 7 64bit, and R 2.10.1
> 
> ('C:\Users\Bill\Desktop\DMwR_0.2.1.zip', repos=NULL ) Warning in
> install.packages("C:UsersBillDesktopDMwR_0.2.1.zip", repos =
NULL) :
> ? argument 'lib' is missing: using
'C:\Users\Bill\Documents/R/win-library/2.10'
> Error in zip.unpack(pkg, tmpDir) :
> ? zipfile 'C:UsersBillDesktopDMwR_0.2.1.zip' not found In addition:
Warning
> messages:
> 1: \U used without hex digits
> 2: '\B' is an unrecognized escape in a character string
> 3: '\D' is an unrecognized escape in a character string
> 4: '\D' is an unrecognized escape in a character string
> 5: unrecognized escapes removed from
> "C:\Users\Bill\Desktop\DMwR_0.2.1.zip"
> >
> 
> I also tried to install using the install menu.
> 
> Thank you.
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