>> The problem is that on the CRAN web site the XML package is not available for > windows... > > I just checked, and it is available for Windows from my mirror (Austria) > and from ETH (assuming you are CH). I would use XML ~ v1.90 for windows to use with odfWeave. You can get it at: http://cran.us.r-project.org/bin/windows/contrib/2.5/ Max