The http_proxy environmental variable should look something like: http://your.proxy.com:8080 (at least that is what mine looks like and it works), my http_proxy_user is just the word "ask" which makes it prompt me for my username and password (first time I connect each session).
You can double check that R is getting the correct values by using: Sys.getenv("http_proxy") and seeing that that matches what it should. I have not received your particular error, so am not sure exactly what is causing it. Try the above, it may help. -- Gregory (Greg) L. Snow Ph.D. Statistical Data Center Intermountain Healthcare greg.s...@imail.org 801.408.8111 > -----Original Message----- > From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r- > project.org] On Behalf Of Van Wyk, Jaap > Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 1:49 AM > To: r-help@r-project.org > Subject: [R] Installation require proxy settings (2) > Importance: High > > Hi > Thanks again to Greg, and Prof Ripley. > Greg, I was trying to send you an email, but has been unsuccessful. > Speaking to someone from our IT deparment, I am trying to follow your > advice to implement the settings to my computer (using Windows), by > using Control Panel. > I have selected System in Control Panel and chose System, Advanced tab, > Environmental Variables, and created the user variables: > http_proxy, with value 152.106.241.34:3128 > http_proxy_user, with value user:pass (replacing these with my own > username and password to connect to the internet via Internet Explorer. > I have deleted R, rebooted the computer, and installed R again (NOT > choosing Internet2). > Then after opening Rgui.exe, I go to the Packages menu in the R > console, and select "Set CRAN mirror". I choose one, but the R comes > back with the following: > R> chooseCRANmirror() > Error in m[, 1L] : incorrect number of dimensions > > Could you possibly think of a fix for this problem? (Maybe I should try > setting System variables?) > > Thanks > Jacob > > > Jacob L van Wyk > Department of Statistics > University of Johannesburg (APK) > PO Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006 > Office ph: 011 559 3080 > Fax: 011 559 2499 > > > ________________________________ > This email and all contents are subject to the following disclaimer: > > http://www.uj.ac.za/UJ_email_legal_disclaimer.htm > > [[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. ______________________________________________ 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.