[Rd] no internal function "int.unzip" in R 2.9 on Windows

Uwe Ligges ligges at statistik.tu-dortmund.de
Wed Mar 25 17:01:56 CET 2009



audrey at ebi.ac.uk wrote:
> Dear list,
> 
> Using R 2.9, I have the following error on Windows when I try using
> .Internal(int.unzip(...)):
> 
>> .Internal(int.unzip("test.zip",NULL, "."))
> Error in .Internal(int.unzip("test.zip", NULL, ".")) :
>   no internal function "int.unzip"
> 
> The same error also happens with R 2.10 but not on R 2.8. And it does not
> happen with R 2.9 on Mac or Unix.
> I have googled the error message but cannot find much.
> 
> Does anyone know if the way R calls unzip functions on Windows has changed
> and if this is permanent?

Indeed, there was a change and int.unzip was never documented as part of 
the API. It was intended to work "Internal"ly.

You can use the unzip() function in package utils now, see the NEWS file.

Best,
Uwe Ligges





> I am sorry if I miss something obvious, but any suggestions on how I can
> fix the problem?
> I want to keep using int.unzip and not the utils function unzip because I
> use its output afterwards in my script.
> 
> Best wishes,
> Audrey
> 
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