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Extracting data from .zip file in WINDOWS version of package

2 messages · Jain, Nitin, Brian Ripley

Jain, Nitin
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Hello,

I am building a R-package for Genetics analysis. The accepted data is in pedigree (.ped) file format.

To load the data (say CAMP.ped) from "data" directory, I have a function "CAMP.R", which does the job.
The package builds successfully in Linux (.tar.gz) and the data loads successfully by "data(CAMP)".

However, when I build the package in WINDOWS, the data directory is zipped, and the command "data(CAMP)"
gives an error - 
Error in readGenes(gfile = "CAMP.ped",....)
Genotype file CAMP.ped does not exist.

While debugging "data(CAMP)", I found that only the file "CAMP.R" is extracted temporarily, and not the file 
"CAMP.ped" - which causes the error.

Linux version does not face this problem as the data directory is not zipped.

Could you please suggest a way around for this problem?

Thanks.

Best,
Nitin 
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Brian Ripley
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On Tue, 20 Dec 2005, Jain, Nitin wrote:

            

      
      
      
    

        
Well, not zipped by default: it can be zipped.

            

      
      
      
    

        
You need to read the `Writing R Extensions' manual and set the appropriate 
option in the DESCRIPTION file.  Search for 'ZipData'