trying to change the locale like this *> Sys.setlocale("Macintosh HD")* failed with the following error: *Error in Sys.setlocale("Macintosh HD") : invalid 'category' argument* -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/UTF8-tp873280p4361803.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.