My bad. I used system("test -r blah") to see if a file was readable,
forgetting that not all Windows installations have the "test" program (from
Cygwin) installed. I've changed this to use the R function file.access() in
version 2.5, which I've just submitted to CRAN. The Windows binary should be
available from there in a day or two.
Jeff
"Boriss" <bor...@gmx.net> writes:
> Dear All,
>
> I wonder whether anyone has an experience with FAME package written by Jeff
> Hallman. All my attempts to send him the following problem report did not
> succeed (the mail system says that my e-mail could not be delivered), so I
> turn for help to this list.
>
> I tried to use your FAME package written for R, but somehow I cannot get it
> working. I am using Windows XP and the newest R installation version 2.8.1.
>
>
>
> For example, if I run the following code I get the following error message:
>
>
>
> library(fame)
>
> mydb <- "O:/FameDB/national.db"
>
> mydb
>
> fameWhats(mydb,"TS21555100",getDoc = T)
>
> getfame("TS21555100",mydb)
>
>
>
>> library(fame)
>
>> mydb <- "O:/FameDB/national.db"
>
>> mydb
>
> [1] "O:/FameDB/national.db"
>
>> fameWhats(mydb,"TS21555100",getDoc = T)
>
> Fehler in fameWhats(mydb, "TS21555100", getDoc = T) :
>
> cannot read O:/FameDB/national.db
>
> Zusätzlich: Warning message:
>
> In system(paste("test -r", path), intern = F) : test nicht gefunden
>
>> getfame("TS21555100",mydb)
>
> Fehler in getfame("TS21555100", mydb) : cannot read O:/FameDB/national.db
>
> Zusätzlich: Warning message:
>
> In system(paste("test -r", path), intern = F) : test nicht gefunden
>
>
>
> ---------------------------
>
>
>
> I have a German installation and the phrase „test nicht gefunden“ means “the
> test has not been found”.
>
>
>
> We have a running version of FAME at our institute and from within FAME I can
> download this variable without problem:
>
> $open national
>
> whats TS21555100
>
>
>
> produces:
>
>
>
> Offene Datenbanken: NATIONAL
>
>
>
>
>
> TS21555100
>
>
>
> KOF: Vollzeitaequivalente Beschaeftigung (in 1000 Pers.)
>
>
>
> Class: SERIES DB
> name: NATIONAL
>
> Type: NUMERIC
> Created: 27-Nov-08
>
> Index: DATE:QUARTERLY
> Updated: 27-Nov-08
>
>
>
> First Value at: 75:3
> Observed: SUMMED
>
> Last Value at: 08:3
> Basis: DAILY
>
>
>
> OVERLAY(TS21560100, TS21555100)
>
>
>
> „Vollzeitaequivalente Beschaeftigung“ stands for „Full-time equivalent
> employment“
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Also, I have the same error message when I run the code from the manual:
>
>
>
>> seriesA <- tis(1:24,start=c(2002,1),freq =12)
>
>> seriesB <- tis(1:104, start = c(2002, 1), tif = "wmonday")
>
>> documentation(seriesB) <- paste("Line", 1:4, "of seriesB documentation")
>
>> putfame(c(mser = "seriesA", wser = "seriesB"), db = "myfame.db")
>
> Warning message:
>
> In system(paste("test -r", path), intern = F) : test nicht gefunden
>
>
>
>
>
> In the CRAN webpage I read that „ The fame package can access Fame time
> series databases (but also requires a Fame backend). The tis package provides
> time indices and time-indexed series compatible with Fame frequencies. ”
> However, I don’t understand what “a Fame backend” means and how it can be
> useful for running your package?
>
>
>
> Thank you for your help.
>
>
>
> Best wishes,
>
>
>
> Boriss Siliverstovs
>
>
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