Dear list, I am trying to download a text file from an ftp site using download.file(). I used the following code: url <- "ftp://ftp.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/data/snow/snow_course/table/history/idaho/13e19.txt"; dest <- "c:/test/downloadtest.txt" download.file(url, dest) I get this error message, indicating that R is unable to open the connection: trying URL 'ftp://ftp.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/data/snow/snow_course/table/history/idaho/13e19.txt' Error in download.file(url, dest) : cannot open URL 'ftp://ftp.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/data/snow/snow_course/table/history/idaho/13e19.txt' I'm sure there is a simple solution that allows R to open this connection, but after reading the "url" help file for an hour, I can't seem to find the solution. Is anyone willing to help me solve this problem? thanks in advance for any advice, Zack
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