Perhaps this is related: I noticed just recently after my IT folks installed a new desktop PC for me, that anytime I click on the pdf files for documentation with R packages that I get an Adobe error message about can't open the file because it doesn't strart with '%PDF%' . But if I download the file to my hard disk and then click on it Adobe has no problem opening it. I'm using Adobe Reader 7.0 and Adobe Acrobat Standard 7.0.
Brian Brian S. Cade U. S. Geological Survey Fort Collins Science Center 2150 Centre Ave., Bldg. C Fort Collins, CO 80526-8818 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: 970 226-9326 (Ted Harding) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/05/2005 08:19 AM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To "Doran, Harold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc r-help@stat.math.ethz.ch Subject Re: [R] Broken links on CRAN On 05-Dec-05 Doran, Harold wrote: > Dear List: > > When I click on the link to download a reference manual for a package > on cran, I get an error message that the file is damaged and could not > be repaired. I randomly chose various packages and the same error > message appears. > > Are the links actually broken? I have also restarted my machine and > closed and re-opened acrobat. > > I am using Windows XP, Acrobat Professional 6.0.0.5, and Explorer > 6.0.2900.2180 > > Harold This message is one which Acrobat Reader puts out when asked to read a "damaged file" and is an unlikely response from a browser trying to access a "broken link". Either there is a problem with your Acrobat Reader or its installation as a "helper" in Explorer, or there is indeed something wrong with the files you tried to download. The latter is (I hope) very unlikely! (given that you "randomly chose various packages"). If you specify one or two packages for which you got this error message, some of us can try for ourselves, cross-check your experience, and report back. This should help to localise the source of the problem. Best wishes, Ted. -------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Fax-to-email: +44 (0)870 094 0861 Date: 05-Dec-05 Time: 15:19:43 ------------------------------ XFMail ------------------------------ ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
