[R] problems installing package XML to a computer without an internet connection

[Gabor Grothendieck]

On a computer with an internet connection use your browser to
find and download the XML package zip file.  (Note that this
step does not involve using R.)

Transfer zip file to XP.  Start up R on the XP & use the menus:
   Packages | Install package(s) from local zip file
to install it.

On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 9:50 PM, Bob Green <bgreen at dyson.brisnet.org.au> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am hoping for some advice regarding how I can install the XML package
> which I require to run package tm.
>
> Normally I would use the install package option, however, I have to install
> the packages to a laptop running XP. The laptop does not have an internet
> connection.
>
> Firstly I tried the file -   XML_1.99-0.tar.gz . Below is the error I
> received
>
> Error in gzfile(file, "r") : cannot open the connection
> In addition: Warning messages:
> 1: In zip.unpack(pkg, tmpDir) : error 1 in extracting from zip file
> 2: In gzfile(file, "r") :
>  cannot open compressed file 'XML_1.99-0.tar.gz/DESCRIPTION', probable
> reason 'No such file or directory'
>
> Then I tried XML 1.96-0.zip (from
> http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/pub/RWin/bin/windows/contrib/2.7/). Below is the
> error I received
>
> Loading required package: XML
> Error in loadNamespace(i, c(lib.loc, .libPaths())) :
>  there is no package called 'proxy'
> Error: package/namespace load failed for 'tm'
>
> Any suggestions are appreciated,
>
> Bob
>
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