Hi Thambu, Try downloading the package from CRAN. For example, I just tried this with the rgdal package as I need to use it.
The package (rgdal_1.2-7.zip) is saved on the local hard disk. Then find out where your R executable is. For me it is: E:\jim\R\R-3.3.3\bin\x64\R.exe Now open a "Command Prompt" window. Change your directory to where the package file is saved. Then using your path to the R executable and the name of the package file you downloaded: E:\jim\R\R-3.3.3\bin\x64\R CMD INSTALL rgdal_1.2-7.zip This seems to work without invoking install.packages, which may be failing to establish an internet connection for the download. Jim On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 9:11 PM, thambu david <thamb...@yahoo.com> wrote: > thanks JIm, i do have internet connection and i was trying to set the CRAN > mirror from R , before when i got the message > > > > On Thursday, 18 May 2017 3:20 AM, Jim Lemon <drjimle...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi Thambu, > You must have an internet connection, otherwise you couldn't access > CRAN. Have you tried using "install.packages" (see the help page) from > within R? Your message isn't clear whether you have used that function > or tried to download the package from a Web browser and then install > it from the local copy of the package. > > There are a lot of things that can go wrong when accessing the > internet and the error message does not seem to implicate R. > > Jim > > On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 10:27 PM, thambu david <thamb...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> :-) >> I did try with the right spelling with no luck >> is there any simple ting i am making an error with? >> >> > > ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see 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.
