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This works in current R and current Matrix (0.999375-3) It also says If the question relates to a contributed package , e.g., one downloaded from CRAN, try contacting the package maintainer first. You can also use find("functionname") and packageDescription("packagename") to find this information. Only send such questions to R-help or R-devel if you get no reply or need further assistance. This applies to both requests for help and to bug reports. On Thu, 1 Nov 2007, Gerrit Eichner wrote: > Dear UseRs, > > here is an example scenario presenting my problem: > > Multiplying a dsyMatrix with a numeric vector results in an error > (unfortunately in German due to my locale): > >> (M1 <- Matrix( c( 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1), nrow = 3)) > 3 x 3 Matrix of class "dsyMatrix" > [,1] [,2] [,3] > [1,] 1 2 2 > [2,] 2 1 2 > [3,] 2 2 1 > >> M1 %*% 1:3 > Fehler in x %*% as.matrix(y) : kann keinen Slot ("Dim") von einem Objekt > vom Typ "integer" bekommen > > > This does not happen when the multiplication is done with a dgeMatrix, for > example: > >> (M2 <- Matrix( 1:9, nrow = 3)) > 3 x 3 Matrix of class "dgeMatrix" > [,1] [,2] [,3] > [1,] 1 4 7 > [2,] 2 5 8 > [3,] 3 6 9 > Warning message: > integer matrices not yet implemented in 'Matrix'; using 'double' ones' in: > Matrix(1:9, nrow = 3) > >> M2 %*% 1:3 > 3 x 1 Matrix of class "dgeMatrix" > [,1] > [1,] 30 > [2,] 36 > [3,] 42 > > > (The warning message seems not important; the problem occurs also with > non-integer entries.) > > > However, the problem can be avoided if the dsyMatrix is converted into a > "normal" matrix beforehand (so the problem is not really a serious one): > >> as.matrix( M1) %*% 1:3 > [,1] > [1,] 11 > [2,] 10 > [3,] 9 > > > However, does one have to use as.matrix()? (I could not find anything > related despite reading the documentations and browsing the archives). > > Thanks for any hint. > > Best regards -- Gerrit > > > PS: Here is my session info: > >> sessionInfo() > R version 2.5.1 (2007-06-27) > x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu > > locale: > LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8;LC_NUMERIC=C;LC_TIME=de_DE.UTF-8;LC_COLLATE=de_DE.UTF-8; > LC_MONETARY=de_DE.UTF-8;LC_MESSAGES=de_DE.UTF-8;LC_PAPER=de_DE.UTF-8;LC_NAME=C; > LC_ADDRESS=C;LC_TELEPHONE=C;LC_MEASUREMENT=de_DE.UTF-8;LC_IDENTIFICATION=C > > attached base packages: > [1] "stats" "graphics" "grDevices" "utils" "datasets" "methods" > [7] "base" > > other attached packages: > Matrix lattice > "0.999375-1" "0.15-11" > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > AR Dr. Gerrit Eichner Mathematical Institute > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Justus-Liebig-University Giessen > Tel: +49-(0)641-99-32104 Arndtstr. 2, 35392 Giessen, Germany > Fax: +49-(0)641-99-32029 http://www.math.uni-giessen.de > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > -- Brian D. Ripley, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Professor of Applied Statistics, http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~ripley/ University of Oxford, Tel: +44 1865 272861 (self) 1 South Parks Road, +44 1865 272866 (PA) Oxford OX1 3TG, UK Fax: +44 1865 272595 ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.