download.file error

Hi Chib

whether there is a way of handling the error you get in the

download.file() function

I think the function "try" will do this for you. That is, handle the
error.

Have a look at ?try.

Regards

John Seers 


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-----Original Message-----
From: r-help-bounces at r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-project.org]
On Behalf Of CHIB CO
Sent: 01 April 2008 15:28
To: jim holtman
Cc: r-help at r-project.org
Subject: Re: [R] download.file error

Hi Jim,
 
I just wanted to know if there is a function in R that can tell you
whether a file on the internet exists before you attempt to download it
or whether there is a way of handling the error you get in the
download.file() function without having it break a for loop with the
download error when it is part of that loop.
Kind Regards
Chib