R help - Jan 2011 - Newb Question : How do I load the Rsymphony Library, and How do I get Symphony Running on my windows Vista?

Hi, I'm new to R, and at this phase, I don't really even know how to
learn
how to use R.  

I want to use R and Symphony together.  CAn I use Symphony on a windows
based machine? I downloaded
Symphony 5.2.0, and when I hit to install it, I'm getting an error that I
can't get past. "Bad end of central directory record"

Now, let's say I miraculously am able to install Symphony on my computer,
great.. What steps do I need to take to install the Rsymphony library?  

Lastly, how do I figure this stuff out on my own, mainly, the installing the
R library?  (For example, in a google search , I see rsymphony used to be in
the rPortfolio package.. How do I figure that out on my own? )

In advance, thank you to anyone kind enuff to help me along.

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Currently, the Rsymphony maintainers do not support Rsymphony under Windows.

Best wishes,
Uwe Ligges


On 23.01.2011 14:58, BSanders wrote:
>
>
> Hi, I'm new to R, and at this phase, I don't really even know how
to learn
> how to use R.
>
> I want to use R and Symphony together.  CAn I use Symphony on a windows
> based machine? I downloaded
> Symphony 5.2.0, and when I hit to install it, I'm getting an error that
I
> can't get past. "Bad end of central directory record"
>
> Now, let's say I miraculously am able to install Symphony on my
computer,
> great.. What steps do I need to take to install the Rsymphony library?
>
> Lastly, how do I figure this stuff out on my own, mainly, the installing
the
> R library?  (For example, in a google search , I see rsymphony used to be
in
> the rPortfolio package.. How do I figure that out on my own? )
>
> In advance, thank you to anyone kind enuff to help me along.
>