I keep on trying from various networks but I still get the same error. I don't this this has anything to do with network or ability to download the package (as I can install other packages fine). This must be something in base R or dependencies issues (that R is not spelling out).
I know R is geared for Mac and Windows is kind of looked down upon but I have no option but use windows and need this XML package running to complete my education. Any help on this would be appreciated. On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 2:24 PM, Alpesh Pandya <alpeshpan...@gmail.com>wrote: > Thank you for response Rui. > > I still get the same error with this repository. > > Installing package into âC:/Users/APandya/Documents/R/win-library/3.0â > (as âlibâ is unspecified) > trying URL ' > http://cran.dcc.fc.up.pt/bin/windows/contrib/3.0/XML_3.98-1.1.zip' > Content type 'application/zip' length 4288136 bytes (4.1 Mb) > opened URL > downloaded 4.1 Mb > > Error in read.dcf(file.path(pkgname, "DESCRIPTION"), c("Package", "Type")) > : > cannot open the connection > In addition: Warning messages: > 1: In download.file(url, destfile, method, mode = "wb", ...) : > downloaded length 4276224 != reported length 4288136 > 2: In unzip(zipname, exdir = dest) : error 1 in extracting from zip file > 3: In read.dcf(file.path(pkgname, "DESCRIPTION"), c("Package", "Type")) : > cannot open compressed file 'XML/DESCRIPTION', probable reason 'No such > file or directory' > > > > On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 2:17 PM, Rui Barradas <ruipbarra...@sapo.pt>wrote: > >> Hello, >> I have package XML installed on Windows 7, R 3.0.3 and I had no problem >> at all. Can't you try (it worked with me) >> >> install.packages("XML", repos = "http://cran.dcc.fc.up.pt";) >> >> Hope this helps, >> >> Rui Barradas >> >> Em 14-04-2014 16:24, Alpesh Pandya escreveu: >> >> I have tried these sources (almost all US mirrors): >>> >>> http://cran.cnr.Berkeley.edu/bin/windows/contrib/3.0/XML_3.98-1.1.zip >>> http://cran.stat.ucla.edu/bin/windows/contrib/3.0/XML_3.98-1.1.zip >>> http://streaming.stat.iastate.edu/CRAN/bin/windows/contrib/ >>> 3.0/XML_3.98-1.1.zip >>> http://ftp.ussg.iu.edu/CRAN/bin/windows/contrib/3.0/XML_3.98-1.1.zip >>> http://rweb.quant.ku.edu/cran/bin/windows/contrib/3.0/XML_3.98-1.1.zip >>> http://watson.nci.nih.gov/cran_mirror/bin/windows/ >>> contrib/3.0/XML_3.98-1.1.zip >>> http://cran.mtu.edu/bin/windows/contrib/3.0/XML_3.98-1.1.zip >>> http://cran.wustl.edu/bin/windows/contrib/3.0/XML_3.98-1.1.zip >>> http://cran.case.edu/bin/windows/contrib/3.0/XML_3.98-1.1.zip >>> http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/cran/bin/windows/contrib/3.0/XML_3.98-1.1.zip >>> http://lib.stat.cmu.edu/R/CRAN/bin/windows/contrib/3.0/XML_3.98-1.1.zip >>> >>> I have confirmed with IT that there is no restriction on downloading this >>> zip file from any of these sources. Also I am getting same error when I >>> try >>> from my home network as well. >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 9:46 AM, Uwe Ligges < >>> lig...@statistik.tu-dortmund.de >>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>> >>> >>>> >>>> On 13.04.2014 01:30, Alpesh Pandya wrote: >>>> >>>> @Uwe I tried the same steps from office as well as home network with >>>>> same >>>>> results. Are you using windows 7 with R 3.0.3? >>>>> >>>>> I have seen same question being asked by others without any >>>>> resolution. Is >>>>> anything special about XML package? I am OK use older version of >>>>> package >>>>> but in archives there are no zip files (only gz files). Is windows >>>>> platform >>>>> not recommended for R? >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Right, and you can try to install these from sources. >>>> But I doubt you need it. You still have not told us if you tried another >>>> mirror to download the XML file from and what you local IT support tells >>>> you while your downloads are incomplete. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> Uwe Ligges >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 7:22 PM, Uwe Ligges < >>>>> lig...@statistik.tu-dortmund.de >>>>> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On 12.04.2014 22:39, Alpesh Pandya wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you for response Uwe. I tried multiple times by downloading >>>>>> the >>>>>> >>>>>>> zip >>>>>>> file from many sources but still the same error. This is a major road >>>>>>> block >>>>>>> for me in using R. Appreciate any help on this. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Please ask your local IT staff. >>>>>> >>>>>> I get, using the same mirror: >>>>>> >>>>>> options("repos"=c(CRAN="http://watson.nci.nih.gov/cran_mirror";)) >>>>>> >>>>>>> install.packages("XML", lib="d:/temp") >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> trying URL 'http://watson.nci.nih.gov/cran_mirror/bin/windows/ >>>>>> >>>>>> contrib/3.0/XML_3.98-1.1.zip' >>>>>> Content type 'application/zip' length 4288136 bytes (4.1 Mb) >>>>>> opened URL >>>>>> downloaded 4.1 Mb >>>>>> >>>>>> package 'XML' successfully unpacked and MD5 sums checked >>>>>> >>>>>> The downloaded binary packages are in >>>>>> d:\temp\RtmpqMqL8L\downloaded_packages >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Best, >>>>>> Uwe Ligges >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 6:53 PM, Uwe Ligges < >>>>>>> lig...@statistik.tu-dortmund.de >>>>>>> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Works for me. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Best, >>>>>>>> Uwe Ligges >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 11.04.2014 17:10, Alpesh Pandya wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Using install.package('XML') command produces this error: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> trying URL >>>>>>>>> ' >>>>>>>>> http://watson.nci.nih.gov/cran_mirror/bin/windows/ >>>>>>>>> contrib/3.0/XML_3.98-1.1.zip >>>>>>>>> ' >>>>>>>>> Content type 'application/zip' length 4288136 bytes (4.1 Mb) >>>>>>>>> opened URL >>>>>>>>> downloaded 4.1 Mb >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Error in read.dcf(file.path(pkgname, "DESCRIPTION"), c("Package", >>>>>>>>> "Type")) : >>>>>>>>> cannot open the connection >>>>>>>>> In addition: Warning messages: >>>>>>>>> 1: In download.file(url, destfile, method, mode = "wb", ...) : >>>>>>>>> downloaded length 4276224 != reported length 4288136 >>>>>>>>> 2: In unzip(zipname, exdir = dest) : error 1 in extracting from zip >>>>>>>>> file >>>>>>>>> 3: In read.dcf(file.path(pkgname, "DESCRIPTION"), c("Package", >>>>>>>>> "Type")) >>>>>>>>> : >>>>>>>>> cannot open compressed file 'XML/DESCRIPTION', probable >>>>>>>>> reason >>>>>>>>> 'No >>>>>>>>> such >>>>>>>>> file or directory' >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Upon receiving this error, I downloaded XML_3.98-1.1.zip directly >>>>>>>>> from >>>>>>>>> cran >>>>>>>>> site. But this zip file is not a valid archive (cannot open using >>>>>>>>> winzip). >>>>>>>>> Also trying to install using this downloaded file produces the >>>>>>>>> following >>>>>>>>> error: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Installing package into 'C:/Users/APandya/Documents/R/ >>>>>>>>> win-library/3.0' >>>>>>>>> (as 'lib' is unspecified) >>>>>>>>> Warning in install.packages : >>>>>>>>> error 1 in extracting from zip file >>>>>>>>> Warning in install.packages : >>>>>>>>> cannot open compressed file 'XML/DESCRIPTION', probable >>>>>>>>> reason >>>>>>>>> 'No >>>>>>>>> such >>>>>>>>> file or directory' >>>>>>>>> Error in install.packages : cannot open the connection >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I downloaded this zip file from multiple sources and tried to >>>>>>>>> install >>>>>>>>> with >>>>>>>>> same result. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> > > > -- > Thanks and Regards > Alpesh > -- Thanks and Regards Alpesh [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
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