Roy Mendelssohn
2007-Jul-02 18:42 UTC
[R] download.file - it works on my Mac but not on Windows.
Hi: I am working with someone remotely to allow them access to our data. The follow command using "download.file" works perfectly on my Mac:> > download.file(url="http://oceanwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov:8081/thredds/ > wcs/satellite/AG/ssta/14day? > request=GetCoverage&version=1.0.0&service=WCS&format=NetCDF3&coverage= > AGssta&Vertical=.0&time=2006-01-06T00:00:00Z&bbox=220,20,250,50", > destfile="/users/rmendels/desktop/carrie.nc") > trying URL 'http://oceanwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov:8081/thredds/wcs/ > satellite/AG/ssta/14day? > request=GetCoverage&version=1.0.0&service=WCS&format=NetCDF3&coverage= > AGssta&Vertical=.0&time=2006-01-06T00:00:00Z&bbox=220,20,250,50' > Content type 'application/x-netcdf' length 369144 bytes > opened URL > =================================================> downloaded 360Kb > >On Windows, which this person is using, the following fails:> download.file(url="http://oceanwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov:8081/thredds/wcs/ > satellite/AG/ssta/14day? > request=GetCoverage&version=1.0.0&service=WCS&format=NetCDF3&coverage= > AGssta&Vertical=.0&time=2006-01-06T00:00:00Z&bbox=220,20,250,50", > destfile="C:\Users\Catherine Holt\test.nc") >The error message is:> Error: Uxxxxxxx sequences are not supported on Windows >Relevant Info: Mac: > version _ platform powerpc-apple-darwin8.9.1 arch powerpc os darwin8.9.1 system powerpc, darwin8.9.1 status major 2 minor 5.1 year 2007 month 06 day 27 svn rev 42083 language R version.string R version 2.5.1 (2007-06-27) Windows: Here's my Version information: _ platform i386-pc-mingw32 arch i386 os mingw32 system i386, mingw32 status major 2 minor 5.0 year 2007 month 04 day 23 svn rev 41293 language R version.string R version 2.5.0 (2007-04-23) Any help or workarounds appreciated. -Roy M. ********************** "The contents of this message do not reflect any position of the U.S. Government or NOAA." ********************** Roy Mendelssohn Supervisory Operations Research Analyst NOAA/NMFS Environmental Research Division Southwest Fisheries Science Center 1352 Lighthouse Avenue Pacific Grove, CA 93950-2097 e-mail: Roy.Mendelssohn at noaa.gov (Note new e-mail address) voice: (831)-648-9029 fax: (831)-648-8440 www: http://www.pfeg.noaa.gov/ "Old age and treachery will overcome youth and skill."
Henrique Dallazuanna
2007-Jul-02 19:11 UTC
[R] download.file - it works on my Mac but not on Windows.
Try whit: destfile="C:/Users/Catherine Holt/test.nc" -- Henrique Dallazuanna Curitiba-Paraná-Brasil 25° 25' 40" S 49° 16' 22" O On 02/07/07, Roy Mendelssohn <Roy.Mendelssohn@noaa.gov> wrote:> > Hi: > > I am working with someone remotely to allow them access to our data. > The follow command using "download.file" works perfectly on my Mac: > > > > > download.file(url="http://oceanwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov:8081/thredds/ > > wcs/satellite/AG/ssta/14day? > > request=GetCoverage&version=1.0.0&service=WCS&format=NetCDF3&coverage> > AGssta&Vertical=.0&time=2006-01-06T00:00:00Z&bbox=220,20,250,50", > > destfile="/users/rmendels/desktop/carrie.nc") > > trying URL 'http://oceanwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov:8081/thredds/wcs/ > > satellite/AG/ssta/14day? > > request=GetCoverage&version=1.0.0&service=WCS&format=NetCDF3&coverage> > AGssta&Vertical=.0&time=2006-01-06T00:00:00Z&bbox=220,20,250,50' > > Content type 'application/x-netcdf' length 369144 bytes > > opened URL > > =================================================> > downloaded 360Kb > > > > > > On Windows, which this person is using, the following fails: > > > download.file(url="http://oceanwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov:8081/thredds/wcs/ > > satellite/AG/ssta/14day? > > request=GetCoverage&version=1.0.0&service=WCS&format=NetCDF3&coverage> > AGssta&Vertical=.0&time=2006-01-06T00:00:00Z&bbox=220,20,250,50", > > destfile="C:\Users\Catherine Holt\test.nc") > > > > > The error message is: > > > Error: Uxxxxxxx sequences are not supported on Windows > > > > Relevant Info: > > Mac: > > > version > _ > platform powerpc-apple-darwin8.9.1 > arch powerpc > os darwin8.9.1 > system powerpc, darwin8.9.1 > status > major 2 > minor 5.1 > year 2007 > month 06 > day 27 > svn rev 42083 > language R > version.string R version 2.5.1 (2007-06-27) > > > Windows: > > Here's my Version information: > _ > platform i386-pc-mingw32 > arch i386 > os mingw32 > system i386, mingw32 > status > major 2 > minor 5.0 > year 2007 > month 04 > day 23 > svn rev 41293 > language R > version.string R version 2.5.0 (2007-04-23) > > > Any help or workarounds appreciated. > > -Roy M. > > > > > > > ********************** > "The contents of this message do not reflect any position of the U.S. > Government or NOAA." > ********************** > Roy Mendelssohn > Supervisory Operations Research Analyst > NOAA/NMFS > Environmental Research Division > Southwest Fisheries Science Center > 1352 Lighthouse Avenue > Pacific Grove, CA 93950-2097 > > e-mail: Roy.Mendelssohn@noaa.gov (Note new e-mail address) > voice: (831)-648-9029 > fax: (831)-648-8440 > www: http://www.pfeg.noaa.gov/ > > "Old age and treachery will overcome youth and skill." > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >[[alternative HTML version deleted]]