Liaw, Andy
2005-Dec-20 18:42 UTC
[R] Extracting data from .zip file in WINDOWS version of pack age
I guess one possible work-around is to put the .ped file under inst/data/ in the source. At installation, the file will be put into data/. Untested, though. Andy From: Jain, Nitin> > Hello, > > I am building a R-package for Genetics analysis. The accepted > data is in pedigree (.ped) file format. > > To load the data (say CAMP.ped) from "data" directory, I have > a function "CAMP.R", which does the job. > The package builds successfully in Linux (.tar.gz) and the > data loads successfully by "data(CAMP)". > > However, when I build the package in WINDOWS, the data > directory is zipped, and the command "data(CAMP)" > gives an error - > Error in readGenes(gfile = "CAMP.ped",....) > Genotype file CAMP.ped does not exist. > > While debugging "data(CAMP)", I found that only the file > "CAMP.R" is extracted temporarily, and not the file > "CAMP.ped" - which causes the error. > > Linux version does not face this problem as the data > directory is not zipped. > > Could you please suggest a way around for this problem? > > Thanks. > > Best, > Nitin > ______________________ > Nitin Jain, PhD > <nitin.jain at pfizer.com> > Non Clinical Statistics > Pfizer, Inc. (Groton, CT) > Bldg: 260, # 1451 > Ph: (860) 686-2526 (Office) > Fax: (860) 686-6170 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > LEGAL NOTICE\ Unless expressly stated otherwise, this > messag...{{dropped}} > > ______________________________________________ > R-help at stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide! > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > >