Hello,
I am new to "R" and bioinformatics in general. I am running
R-2.0.1
I have been reading and trying to work through some of the demos
and
tutorials available for R and Bioconductor. I seem to be spending
more
time working around commands that are no longer recognized in newer
version
of R. Are there ways around this? Newer tutorial materials? The
Lab
materials would be particular helpful (e.g. End2EndLab) but many of
the
associated files and commands do not work with newer versions of R.
Are
there updated files somewhere?
Thanks for any help or advice.
Toni-Ann
Toni-Ann Mistretta, Ph.D.
HCOA/BRC
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas 77030
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> I have been reading and trying to work through some of the demos
and
> tutorials available for R and Bioconductor. I seem to be spending
more
> time working around commands that are no longer recognized in newer
version
> of R. Are there ways around this? Newer tutorial materials? The
Lab
> materials would be particular helpful (e.g. End2EndLab) but many of
the
> associated files and commands do not work with newer versions of R.
Are
> there updated files somewhere?
Can you give specific examples of what is not working? It is hard to
give
you advice w/o knowing exactly what you're talking about.
At 09:33 AM 12/30/2004, you wrote:
> > I have been reading and trying to work through some of the
demos and
> > tutorials available for R and Bioconductor. I seem to be spending
more
> > time working around commands that are no longer recognized in
newer
> version
> > of R. Are there ways around this? Newer tutorial materials?
The Lab
> > materials would be particular helpful (e.g. End2EndLab) but many
of the
> > associated files and commands do not work with newer versions of
R. Are
> > there updated files somewhere?
>
>Can you give specific examples of what is not working? It is hard to
give
>you advice w/o knowing exactly what you're talking about.
I start End2End Lab but when I get to library(bioclabs) I get this
message
Error in library(bioclabs) : There is no package called 'bioclabs'
I tried to find bioclabs but have not had any success. Seems I am
spending
more time trying to make something work then actually learning
Bioconductor. Of course in this process I am learning a lot about
Bioconductor, but not what I really need to know.
What I really need is a R/Bioconductor for dummies book that has
exercises
I can work through :)
Thanks
Toni-Ann
Toni-Ann Mistretta, Ph.D.
HCOA/BRC
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas 77030
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>
>
> I start End2End Lab but when I get to library(bioclabs) I get this
message
The rule of thumb here is: When a package is
needed that is not available to you, use reposTools to
try to get it.
library(reposTools)
install.packages2("bioclabs")
note the "2"
If you have problems with this approach, please check the FAQ
for problems that may arise with HTTP request resolution, and
if in particular install.packages2 works for some other packages
but not the one you need, feel free to query the list.
>
> Error in library(bioclabs) : There is no package called 'bioclabs'
>
> I tried to find bioclabs but have not had any success. Seems I am
spending
> more time trying to make something work then actually learning
> Bioconductor. Of course in this process I am learning a lot about
> Bioconductor, but not what I really need to know.
>
> What I really need is a R/Bioconductor for dummies book that has
exercises
> I can work through :)
We are working on a monograph about bioc, but it is hard to
develop software, make it available on a wide variety of
platforms, write about it, answer questions about
installing it all at once. Considerable effort has gone into
simplifying software access through reposTools and the
web site.
