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<p class=MsoNormal>My colleagues and I are pleased to announce that we finally
have a version of the R package PBSadmb available on both CRAN (<a
href="http://cran.r-project.org/">http://cran.r-project.org/</a>) and our
Google Code site (<a href="http://code.google.com/p/pbs-admb/">http://code.google.com/p/pbs-admb/</a>).
It should work with all supported operating systems (Windows, Linux, MacOS X). I
enclose a copy of the new User’s Guide so that you can read about it
easily. As explained in the Introduction and Appendix A, a number of packages
may need to be installed in support of PBSadmb. We’ve tried this on
numerous Windows systems, one Linux system, and one Mac. Hopefully, everything
will work OK with the instructions in Appendix A, but we’re certainly
interested in learning about problems. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Please notice that the primary goal of PBSadmb is to make
every aspect of ADMB available from an R console, rather than a DOS command
window or a bash shell. We want R users to experience ADMB as just another R
application, where commands to make executable files from templates can be
mixed among commands that manipulate data, perform file I/O, and construct
plots. Our standards for writing the REPORT_SECTION of a template can make the
link between ADMB and R particularly seamless. (See Displays 1, 2, and 3 in the
User’s Guide.)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>We believe that ADMB has huge potential in fields both
inside and outside the fisheries context. If we can reach the broad R
community, we think that ADMB might gain a much wider audience.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Best wishes to all,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Jon<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>PS to technical experts – In order to make PBSadmb
work with additional compilers and operating systems, we need help extending
the database of script commands documented in Appendix B.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>******************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Jon Schnute, Scientist Emeritus<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Pacific Biological Station<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>3190 Hammond Bay Road<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Nanaimo, BC V9T 6N7<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>CANADA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>NEW email: <a href="mailto:Jon.Schnute@dfo-mpo.gc.ca">Jon.Schnute@dfo-mpo.gc.ca</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'> (formerly <a
href="mailto:schnutej@pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca">schnutej@pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>******************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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