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2009 Jan 12
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problems with download.file() from ftp?
Dear list,
I am trying to download a text file from an ftp site using download.file().
I used the following code:
url <- "ftp://ftp.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/data/snow/snow_course/table/history/idaho/13e19.txt"
dest <- "c:/test/downloadtest.txt"
download.file(url, dest)
I get this error message, indicating that R is unable to open the connection:
trying URL 'ftp://ftp.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/data/snow/snow_course/table/history/idaho/13e19.txt'
Error in download.file(url, dest) :
cannot open URL 'ftp://ftp.wcc.nrcs.usda.g...