Hi Pete, I have got the same problem on Windows Vista, but I found a solution from the docu:
setInternet2(use = TRUE) seems to be necessary before download.file to make R be able to use some special dll from internet explorer. Ulrich -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Problems-downloading-file-tp4435186p4476052.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org 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.
