Quit all open R sessions, and try again.  You cannot install forecast while
the package is in use.  You also need to install R packages to a directory
you are authorized to write to.


On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 1:56 PM, Michael <comtech.usa@gmail.com> wrote:

> Is it about problem of using 64-bit RGui or 32-bit RGui?
>
> I have both on my desktop... but I usually launch the 64-bit RGui and
> install the package into...
>
> --------------------
>
> > utils:::menuInstallPkgs()
> trying URL '
> http://cran.cnr.Berkeley.edu/bin/windows/contrib/2.14/forecast_3.14.zip'
> Content type 'application/zip' length 966879 bytes (944 Kb)
> opened URL
> downloaded 944 Kb
>
> package ‘forecast’ successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked
> Warning: cannot remove prior installation of package ‘forecast’
> The downloaded packages are in
>         C:\Temp\RtmpaKxhdF\downloaded_packages
>
> > library(forecast)
> Error in library(forecast) : there is no package called ‘forecast’
>
> > sessionInfo(forecast)
> Error in sessionInfo(forecast) : object 'forecast' not found
>
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 12:51 PM, R. Michael Weylandt <
> michael.weylandt@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> What version of forecast do you have loaded (use sessionInfo() after
>> library(forecast) to check)? If it was only uploaded very very
>> recently, it might not have propagated to your mirror. It should be
>> 3.14.
>>
>> If your mirrors don't have it built, you might have to download a
>> source package and do a command line install so you can make sure you
>> have the right version.
>>
>> Michael
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 1:40 PM, Michael <comtech.usa@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Oh thx a lot Zachary!
>> >
>> > I would have thought since I just installed the package on Sunday, it
>> > should be very freshly new/recent!
>> > But even after I used "update.packages()" following your advice,
>> >
>> > I am still getting:
>> >
>> >
>> >> library(forecast)
>> >
>> >> ?msts
>> >
>> > No documentation for 'msts' in specified packages and libraries:
>> >
>> > you could try '??msts'
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 12:30 PM, Zachary Mayer <zach.mayer@gmail.com
>> >wrote:
>> >
>> >> msts was just added to the forecast package<
>> http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/forecast/ChangeLog>.
>>  >>  Make sure you are using version 3.14 by running "update.packages()"
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> 2011/12/12 Michael <comtech.usa@gmail.com>
>> >>
>> >>> Of course loaded...
>> >>>
>> >>> I can do "auto.arima", etc...
>> >>>
>> >>> But just couldn't do "msts"...
>> >>>
>> >>> > fit1=auto.arima(as.vector(dDiffPrices))
>> >>>
>> >>> > msts
>> >>>
>> >>> Error: object 'msts' not found
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> 2011/12/12 Daniel Cegiełka <daniel.cegielka@gmail.com>
>> >>>
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
>> >>> >  2011/12/12 Michael <comtech.usa@gmail.com>
>> >>> >
>> >>> >> Hi all,
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> When I tried to use the "msts" command in the Forecast package...
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> > fcast <- msts(as.vector(my data), c(4, 40))
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> Error: could not find function "msts"
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Have you loaded the forecast package?
>> >>> >
>> >>> > > library(forecast)
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> What could be the problem? I had made sure that the
>> "library(forecast)"
>> >>> >> has
>> >>> >> been used...
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> Thank you!
>> >>> >>
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