Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 07:10:58 +0100 (BST)
From: Prof Brian D Ripley <ripley@stats.ox.ac.uk>
To: sylvano lucchetti <sylvano@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [R] [R-Help] read.fwf - Perl Not Found error
In-Reply-To: <19990601052953.49048.qmail@hotmail.com>
On Mon, 31 May 1999, sylvano lucchetti wrote:
[Using R-0.64.1 on Windows 95]
> I am trying to use read.fwf, but receive an error:
>
> Warning: perl not found
> Error: "scan" can't open file
>
> I guess I need to obtain a perl for windows95 program. Where can I find a
> suitable port?
The CHANGES files says
read.fwf works if you have Perl installed.
See the Readme file:
perl5, available via http://www.perl.com/CPAN/ports
or the rw-FAQ or ask any Internet search engine or ....
It always helps to read the documentation!
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