Yes I had included the library(maptools) in my code, it is already installed in my computer. but still it is showing the same error.
________________________________ From: Ben Bolker <bbol...@gmail.com> To: r-h...@stat.math.ethz.ch Sent: Wed, May 25, 2011 8:06:19 AM Subject: Re: [R] plotting texas school district using shape files Shant Ch <sha1one <at> yahoo.com> writes: > > Hi, > > I was plotting or creating a map for Texas school districts > using the shape file > of Texas. I could not find any other helpful mail in the mailing list. > > txshp<-read.shape(system.file("S:\\Districts_10_11.shp", package="maptools")) > > Error- read.shape no found. But read.shape is there in maptools. > A couple of things: that's probably not the *exact* error you got. Did you remember to load the package first with library("maptools") ... ? (You did install the package first, too, right?) After you have done that I suspect you will still have a problem with finding the file -- I think you want something like library("maptools") txtshp <- read.shape("S:\\Districts_10_11.shp") Ben Bolker ______________________________________________ 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. [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ 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.