Then, start the R with --internet2 argument. On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 12:08 PM, Shubha Vishwanath Karanth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes Henrique... we are connecting to the internet through a proxy... > > Thanks, Shubha > Shubha Karanth | Amba Research > Ph +91 80 3980 8031 | Mob +91 94 4886 4510 > Bangalore * Colombo * London * New York * San José * Singapore * > www.ambaresearch.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Henrique Dallazuanna [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 8:17 PM > To: Shubha Vishwanath Karanth > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [R] Downloading Yahoo data > > You are connecting to the internet trougth a proxy? > > On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 9:40 AM, Shubha Vishwanath Karanth > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi R, >> >> >> >> I am trying to download the data from R. I give the below command. >> >> >> >>> library(fImport) >> >>> yahooSeries("IBM") >> >> trying URL >> 'http://chart.yahoo.com/table.csv?s=IBM&a=7&b=08&c=2007&d=7&e=07&f=2008& >> g=d&x=.csv' >> >> Error in download.file(url = url, destfile = file, method = method) : >> >> cannot open URL >> 'http://chart.yahoo.com/table.csv?s=IBM&a=7&b=08&c=2007&d=7&e=07&f=2008& >> g=d&x=.csv' >> >> In addition: Warning message: >> >> In download.file(url = url, destfile = file, method = method) : >> >> unable to connect to 'chart.yahoo.com' on port 80. >> >> Error: cannot get a slot ("data") from an object of type "character" >> >> In addition: Warning message: >> >> trying to get slot "data" from an object of a basic class ("character") >> with no slots >> >> >> >> >> >> The problem is related with connection of R with the internet. But my >> port 80 is opened. Then also the error persists. >> >> >> >> And also, the link is accessible in my PC via the direct internet. How >> do I make this work? >> >> >> >> Many Thanks, >> >> Shubha >> >> >> >> This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged i...{{dropped:13}} >> >> ______________________________________________ >> 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. >> > > > > -- > Henrique Dallazuanna > Curitiba-Paraná-Brasil > 25° 25' 40" S 49° 16' 22" O > This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged...{{dropped:19}}
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