David Parkhurst wrote:
> I'm using R 1.8.0 under windows XP. I can't get certain of the
graphics devices set up. For example, when I copy this line directly from the
"postscript" help screen, I get the error messages that follow it:
>
>
>>postscript("foo.ps")
>
> Error in PS(file, old$paper, old$family, old$encoding, old$bg, old$fg, :
> unable to start device PostScript
> In addition: Warning message:
> cannot read afm file hvo_____.afm
>
> I have a similar problem with the pdf device (which I think is my preferred
device for my present job):
>
>
>>pdf("myfile.pdf")
>
> Error in PDF(file, old$family, old$encoding, old$bg, old$fg, width, height,
:
> unable to start device pdf
> In addition: Warning message:
> cannot read afm file hvo_____.afm
>
> Any suggestions would be welcome.
Looks like your installation is broken.
Does the file ...\rw1080\afm\hvo_____.afm exist? If yes, do you have
read permissions?
You might want to re-install R. Also, it's a good idea to upgrade to
R-1.8.1, because R-1.8.0 is a bit buggy on Windows ...
Uwe Ligges
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