> On Aug 3, 2017, at 11:38 AM, Christofer Bogaso <bogaso.christo...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hi again,
>
> I was trying to download stock market data from below link :
>
> https://www.nseindia.com/products/content/equities/equities/archieve_eq.htm
>
> Input choice :
>
> Select Report: Bhavcopy
> Date(DD-MM-YYYY): 03-03-2010
>
> If you put manual input as above, then we will get option for manual
> download of file :
>
> cm03MAR2010bhav.csv.zip
>
> However I then tried to use R to have some automatic download :
>
>> download.file('https://www.nseindia.com/content/historical/EQUITIES/2010/MAR/cm03MAR2010bhav.csv.zip',
>> 'aa.zip')
>
> trying URL
> 'https://www.nseindia.com/content/historical/EQUITIES/2010/MAR/cm03MAR2010bhav.csv.zip'
>
> Error in
> download.file("https://www.nseindia.com/content/historical/EQUITIES/2010/MAR/cm03MAR2010bhav.csv.zip";,
> :
>
> cannot open URL
> 'https://www.nseindia.com/content/historical/EQUITIES/2010/MAR/cm03MAR2010bhav.csv.zip'
>
> In addition: Warning message:
>
> In
> download.file("https://www.nseindia.com/content/historical/EQUITIES/2010/MAR/cm03MAR2010bhav.csv.zip";,
> :
>
> cannot open URL
> 'https://www.nseindia.com/content/historical/EQUITIES/2010/MAR/cm03MAR2010bhav.csv.zip':
> HTTP status was '403 Forbidden'
>
> Ofcourse I I place below direct link
> 'https://www.nseindia.com/content/historical/EQUITIES/2010/MAR/cm03MAR2010bhav.csv.zip'
> in address-bar of my Chrome, I am denied permission
>
> Do you have any idea what is going on here?
Yes. They are trying to prevent you from accessing their files against their
terms of service: Item # 12 in their TOS:
• You may not conduct any systematic or automated data collection
activities (including scraping, data mining, data extraction and data
harvesting) on or in relation to our website without our express written
consent.
> Do I need to get some setting?
No, you just need to obey the law.
>
> Any pointer will be highly appreciated.
>
>
David Winsemius
Alameda, CA, USA
'Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.'
-Gehm's Corollary to Clarke's Third Law
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