Hi John Seers, thanks for the tip, it works.
Kind Regards Chib > Subject: RE: [R] download.file error > Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 15:39:01 +0100 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > CC: r-help@r-project.org > > 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 > > > --- > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of CHIB CO > Sent: 01 April 2008 15:28 > To: jim holtman > Cc: r-help@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 _________________________________________________________________ Win 100s of Virgin Experience days with BigSnapSearch.com [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
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