Hello, I'm running R 2.10.1 on Windows XP. I'd like to read some files from a ftp site, but I don't how to do it. I've tried the functions url, download.file but each time I have a message "cannot open URL 'ftp://ftp.cea.fr'" .. and I don't kwow why .. Thanks for the help Benoit -- Benoit Wastine Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l?Environnement (LSCE/IPSL) CEA-CNRS-UVSQ CE Saclay Orme des merisiers B?t 703 - Pte 13A 91191 Gif sur Yvette Cedex France Tel : 33 (0)1 69 08 21 97 Fax : 33 (0)1 69 08 77 16