[R] Reading from Google Docs

[Uwe Ligges]

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Uwe Ligges

Farrel Buchinsky wrote:
> After issuing tar xvfz RgoogleDocs_0.2.2-src.tar.gzI am getting an error
> message
> 'tar' is not recongnized as an internal or external command, operable
> program or batch file.
> 
> Should I use my 7-zip to open up the archive?
> Where should I be doing this? For instance can I do it all in my
> download directory or should I do it in C:\Program
> Files\R\R-2.9.0\library or should I manually create C:\Program
> Files\R\R-2.9.0\library\RGoogleDocs and do it all there or will the Rcmd
> INSTALL RGoogleDocs_0.2-2.tar.gz command do that for me.
> 
> Yes, you assumed correctly. I am using Windows XP.
> Farrel Buchinsky
> Google Voice Tel: (412) 567-7870
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 20:17, Gabor Grothendieck
> <ggrothendieck at gmail.com>wrote:
> 
>> I have haven't neen following this thread but:
>>
>> 1. if RGoogleDocs_0.2-2.tar.gz is a source distribution (as
>> opposed to built source) then the first line renames it so
>> that its not the same name as the built file about to be created.
>> The second line detars it into the RGoogleDocs directory.  The third builds
>> the built source file, RGoogleDocs_0.2-2.tar.gz.  The fourth
>> installs the built source file into R.  I've assumed Windows.
>> If you are on Linux replace rename with mv.
>>
>> rename RGoogleDocs_0.2-2.tar.gz RgoogleDocs_0.2.2-src.tar.gz
>> tar xvfz RgoogleDocs_0.2.2-src.tar.gz
>> Rcmd build RGoogleDocs
>> Rcmd INSTALL RGoogleDocs_0.2-2.tar.gz
>>
>> or
>>
>> 2. if RGoogleDocs_0.2-2.tar.gz is already a built source file then you
>> can just issue the last of the above lines and don't need
>> the others.
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 7:52 PM, Farrel Buchinsky<fjbuch at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> What do you mean by "cd the.directory.containing.RGoogleDocs"
>>> Do you mean the directory where I downloaded the RGoogleDocs_0.2-2.tar.gz
>>> to? Or do you mean that I must create a directory called RGoogleDocs
>> under
>>> Library and then change to that directory?
>>> Farrel Buchinsky
>>> Google Voice Tel: (412) 567-7870
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 22:16, Gabor Grothendieck <
>> ggrothendieck at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Finally enter into the Windows console:
>>>>
>>>> cd the.directory.containing.RGoogleDocs
>>>> Rcmd build RGoogleDocs
>>>> Rcmd INSTALL RGoogleDocs_1.0.0.tar.gz
>>>>
>>>> except replace RGoogleDocs_1.0.0.tar.gz with the filename
>>>> created by the build.
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