On 25/05/2009 4:40 PM, Charles Annis, P.E. wrote:> Dear R-helpers:
>
> I created a folder containing R on a read-only CD and use it by having the
> R-icon, located on the Windows desktop, point to the CD
> (R-2.8.1\bin\Rgui.exe) for the "Target," and to a Windows Desktop
folder for
> "Start in."
>
> This works nicely EXCEPT that the R help() function cannot display
anything,
> and presents a screen message saying "This program cannot display
webpage."
> This is especially frustrating because on the left of what would be the
help
> window is the exhaustive list of all the functions for which R can provide
> help (but can't display anything).
>
> Can anyone provide guidance?
>
> Here is the obligatory session information:
> ....................
>> sessionInfo()
> R version 2.8.1 (2008-12-22)
> i386-pc-mingw32
>
> locale:
> LC_COLLATE=English_United States.1252;LC_CTYPE=English_United
> States.1252;LC_MONETARY=English_United
> States.1252;LC_NUMERIC=C;LC_TIME=English_United States.1252
>
> attached base packages:
> [1] splines tcltk stats graphics grDevices utils datasets
> methods base
>
> other attached packages:
> [1] mh1823_2.5.4.1 survival_2.35-3 RColorBrewer_1.0-2 RODBC_1.2-5
>
> ....................
>
> Thanks!
This sounds like a Windows security feature, because .CHM is a risky
format. There's a page here
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896054
that tells you how to turn it off. Alternatively, you can choose one of
the other help formats in R besides CHM help.
Duncan Murdoch