Joe, Most firewall issues can be resolved by entering
setInternet2(use = TRUE) prior to the update.packges call. Rich On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 11:23 AM, Joseph Boyer <joseph.g.bo...@gsk.com>wrote: > Many thanks for all the suggestions. > > For me, the update.packages command will not work behind the firewall at my > workplace. > > But the respondents have given me more than enough suggestions to work > with. > > ______________________________________________ > 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<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.