[R] Datamining-package rattle() Errors

Wed Feb 28 08:39:35 CET 2007

Obviously the rattle folks a) have a not that up to date version of 
rattle on CRAN and b) failed to set up the Windows repository correctly 
on http://rattle.togaware.com/

Uwe Ligges


j.joshua thomas wrote:
> I browse through the web link http://rattle.togaware.com/ and followed the
> instructions
> 
> Installation on RGtk2 has been done without errors. however i have problem
> with rattle.
> 
> So i download rattle 2.2.4.zip and unpack it. earlier i have tried from CRAN
> rattle 2.2.0.zip it showed some warning messages please see the following
> 
> 
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> install.packages("rattle", repos="http://rattle.togaware.com")
> Warning: unable to access index for repository
> http://rattle.togaware.com/bin/windows/contrib/2.4
> Warning in download.packages(pkgs, destdir = tmpd, available = available,  :
> 
>          no package 'rattle' at the repositories
>> library(rattle)
> Rattle, Graphical interface for data mining using R, Version 2.2.0.
> Copyright (C) 2006 Graham.Williams at togaware.com, GPL
> Type "rattle()" to shake, rattle, and roll your data.
> Warning message:
> package 'rattle' was built under R version 2.4.1
>> utils:::menuInstallLocal()
> Warning: package 'rattle' is in use and will not be installed
> updating HTML package descriptions
> JJ
> ---
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 2/28/07, j.joshua thomas <researchjj at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Dan,
>> I browse through the web link http://rattle.togaware.com/ and followed the
>> instructions
>>
>> Installation on RGtk2 has been done without errors. however i have problem
>> with rattle.
>>
>> So i download rattle 2.2.4.zip and unpack it. earlier i have tried from
>> CRAN rattle 2.2.0.zip it showed some warning messages please see the
>> following
>>
>>
>>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>> install.packages("rattle", repos="http://rattle.togaware.com")
>> Warning: unable to access index for repository
>> http://rattle.togaware.com/bin/windows/contrib/2.4
>> Warning in download.packages(pkgs, destdir = tmpd, available = available,
>> :
>>          no package 'rattle' at the repositories
>>> library(rattle)
>> Rattle, Graphical interface for data mining using R, Version 2.2.0.
>> Copyright (C) 2006 Graham.Williams at togaware.com, GPL
>> Type "rattle()" to shake, rattle, and roll your data.
>> Warning message:
>> package 'rattle' was built under R version 2.4.1
>>> utils:::menuInstallLocal()
>> Warning: package 'rattle' is in use and will not be installed
>> updating HTML package descriptions
>>
>>
>>  On 2/28/07, Nordlund, Dan (DSHS/RDA) <NordlDJ at dshs.wa.gov> wrote:
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch
>>>> [mailto:r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch] On Behalf Of j.joshua thomas
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 6:54 PM
>>>> To: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
>>>> Subject: [R] Datamining-package rattle() Errors
>>>>
>>>> Dear Group
>>>>
>>>> I have few errors while installing package rattle from CRAN
>>>>
>>>> i do the installing from the local zip files...
>>>>
>>>>  I am using R 2.4.0 do i have to upgrade to R2.4.1 ?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>
>>>> utils:::menuInstallLocal()
>>>> package 'rattle' successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
>>>> updating HTML package descriptions
>>>>> help(rattle)
>>>> No documentation for 'rattle' in specified packages and libraries:
>>>> you could try 'help.search("rattle")'
>>>>> library(rattle)
>>>> Rattle, Graphical interface for data mining using R, Version 2.2.0.
>>>> Copyright (C) 2006 Graham.Williams at togaware.com, GPL
>>>> Type "rattle()" to shake, rattle, and roll your data.
>>>> Warning message:
>>>> package 'rattle' was built under R version 2.4.1
>>>>> rattle()
>>>> Error in rattle() : could not find function "gladeXMLNew"
>>>> In addition: Warning message:
>>>> there is no package called 'RGtk2' in: library(package,
>>>> lib.loc = lib.loc,
>>>> character.only = TRUE, logical = TRUE,
>>>>> local({pkg <- select.list(sort(.packages(all.available = TRUE)))
>>>> + if(nchar(pkg)) library(pkg, character.only=TRUE)})
>>>>> update.packages(ask='graphics')
>>>>
>>>> On 2/28/07, Roberto Perdisci <roberto.perdisci at gmail.com > wrote:
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>> out of curiosity, what is the name of the package you found?
>>>>>
>>>>> Roberto
>>>>>
>>>>> On 2/27/07, j.joshua thomas < researchjj at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Dear Group,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have found the package.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks very much
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> JJ
>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2/28/07, j.joshua thomas <researchjj at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I couldn't locate package rattle?  Need some one's help.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> JJ
>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 2/28/07, Daniel Nordlund <res90sx5 at verizon.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>> From: r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch [mailto:
>>>>>>>> r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch ]
>>>>>>>>> On Behalf Of j.joshua thomas
>>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 5:52 PM
>>>>>>>>> To: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [R] Datamining-package-?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi again,
>>>>>>>>> The idea of preprocessing is mainly based on the
>>>> need to prepare
>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> data
>>>>>>>>> before they are actually used in pattern
>>>> extraction.or feed the
>>>>> data
>>>>>>>>> into EA's (Genetic Algorithm) There are no standard
>>>> practice yet
>>>>>>>> however,
>>>>>>>>> the frequently used on are
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 1. the extraction of derived attributes that is
>>>> quantities that
>>>>>>>> accompany
>>>>>>>>> but not directly related to the data patterns and may prove
>>>>> meaningful
>>>>>>>> or
>>>>>>>>> increase the understanding of the patterns
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 2. the removal of some existing attributes that
>>>> should be of no
>>>>>>>> concern to
>>>>>>>>> the mining process and its insignificance
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> So i looking for a package that can do this two
>>>> above mentioned
>>>>>>>> points....
>>>>>>>>> Initially i would like to visualize the data into
>>>> pattern and
>>>>>>>> understand the
>>>>>>>>> patterns.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> <<<snip>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Joshua,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You might take a look at the package rattle on CRAN
>>>> for initially
>>>>>>>> looking at your data and doing some basic data mining.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hope this is helpful,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Dan
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Daniel Nordlund
>>>>>>>> Bothell, WA, USA
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ______________________________________________
>>>>>>>> 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<http://www.r-project.org/posting-guide.html>
>>> <
>>>>> http://www.r-project.org/posting-guide.html>
>>>>>>>> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained,
>>>> reproducible code.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Lecturer J. Joshua Thomas
>>>>>>> KDU College Penang Campus
>>>>>>> Research Student,
>>>>>>> University Sains Malaysia
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Lecturer J. Joshua Thomas
>>>>>> KDU College Penang Campus
>>>>>> Research Student,
>>>>>> University Sains Malaysia
>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>> ______________________________________________
>>>>>> 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<http://www.r-project.org/posting-guide.html>
>>>>>> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Lecturer J. Joshua Thomas
>>>> KDU College Penang Campus
>>>> Research Student,
>>>> University Sains Malaysia
>>>>
>>>>       [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
>>>>
>>>> ______________________________________________
>>>> 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<http://www.r-project.org/posting-guide.html>
>>>> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
>>>>
>>> Joshua,
>>>
>>> Tim Churches has given you some good advice.  Let me add that I probably
>>> should have pointed you to the URL below in my original post.  You will need
>>> to install a couple other pieces of software to use rattle.  Take a look at
>>> this guide, and in particular, the installation section.  At the Togaware
>>> home page (I think) there is also some information about a Rattle mailing
>>> list.  If you can't find it, you can email me and I will send you the
>>> URL.  Good luck with your data mining.
>>>
>>> http://datamining.togaware.com/survivor/index.html
>>>
>>> Hope this is of some additional help,
>>>
>>> Dan
>>>
>>> Daniel J. Nordlund
>>> Research and Data Analysis
>>> Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
>>> Olympia, WA  98504-5204
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Lecturer J. Joshua Thomas
>> KDU College Penang Campus
>> Research Student,
>> University Sains Malaysia
>>
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