[R] RSiteSearch for words ``as one entity''.

[Rolf Turner]

On 11/09/2008, at 9:29 AM, Marc Schwartz wrote:

> on 09/10/2008 04:03 PM Rolf Turner wrote:
>>
>> I tried to search for a string of words ``as one entity''  
>> following the
>> example in the help file:
>>
>>> RSiteSearch("{logistic regression}")
>>
>> and got the error message:
>>
>> 2008-09-11 08:55:41.356 open[823] No such file:
>> /Users/rturner/http:/search.r-project.org/cgi-bin/namazu.cgi?query= 
>> {logistic+regression} 
>> &max=20&result=normal&sort=score&idxname=Rhelp02a&idxname=functions&i 
>> dxname=docs
>
> For some reason, it appears to be looking locally, rather than to  
> the net.

	The question is, how do I *stop it* from looking locally? :-)
>
> On my system:
>
> R version 2.7.2 Patched (2008-08-25 r46438)
>
> running on F9:
>
>> RSiteSearch("{logistic regression}")
> A search query has been submitted to http://search.r-project.org
> The results page should open in your browser shortly
>
> and then it takes me to the search engine page.
>
> Does this only happen with the above incantation using the braces, or
> does it happen without them as well?

	It only happens with the incantation using the braces; without
	the braces, RSiteSearch() works like a dream.

> Even if I directly use browseURL(), which is the relevant function in
> RSiteSearch(), I cannot get it to behave in the way you have above,  
> even
> if I only use a single slash in the http:/ part of the URL. Somehow it
> is paste()ing your $HOME folder as a prefix.
>
> You might want to try it with R --vanilla, just to see if something is
> amiss in your R session.

	Tried that just now --- same error occurred.
>
> You might also want to post to the sig-mac list in case this is Mac
> specific.

	Probably is ... but one shouldn't cross-post, they say.
	And I thought I'd get more feed-back from the general R-help list.

Thanks for your suggestions.

	cheers,

		Rolf

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