Well, that answered some of my questions, though you forgot to send your answer to the r-help list rather than just to me. I don't use windows, so someone else may have better advice.
On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 12:02 PM, <gbre...@ssc.wisc.edu> wrote: > Sorry, I forgot to be more specific. > > I am using Windows XP. > > I am using R.12.2 > > > I installed both packages from the install packages menu. And were there any messages? > I always write library(name.of.library), and it is enough. > > But when I write library(nlme), R does not find nlme right away > > I load nlme first and it says package was downloaded succesfully. load? Installed? Downloaded successfully is not the same as installed successfully. How about the actual wording? > However, when I try to do this again in another day, R cannot find nlme, > so I try to load mgcv with library(mgcv), then I get this message: > > Error: package 'nlme' could not be loaded > In addition: Warning message: > In library(pkg, character.only = TRUE, logical.return = TRUE, lib.loc = > lib.loc) : > there is no package called 'nlme' > > > > Is there any problem with nlme that I need to install it every time I open R? I wouldn't think so. But obviously something is not right, and you still haven't provided enough information to be able to diagnose the problem. Sarah > > Gilbert > > > >> We really need some more information to be able to help you (as >> requested in the posting guide): >> >> What OS? >> What version of R? >> >> How did you install nlme? Were there any messages? >> >> What happens when you type library(nlme) at the R prompt? >> >> How did you install mgcv? Were there any messages? >> >> >> On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 11:13 AM, <gbre...@ssc.wisc.edu> wrote: >>> Hi. >>> >>> I have been trying to load the mgcv package but I always get the error >>> message: >>> >>> there is no package called 'nlme' >>> Error: package/namespace load failed for 'mgcv' >>> >>> >>> I load the package nlme and still I get the same message. I have >>> noticed >>> that there are some problems in using nlme in recent versions of R. Is >>> there any suggestion or any special issue that I should know about nlme >>> or >>> mgcv? >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> >>> Gilbert >> >> -- Sarah Goslee http://www.functionaldiversity.org ______________________________________________ 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.
