Dear Uwe, Here is the updated code and error massage I get:
exe_URL = 'http://pandoc.googlecode.com/files/pandoc-1.11.1.msi' exe_filename <- file.path(tempdir(), basename(exe_URL)) download.file(exe_URL, destfile = exe_filename, mode = "wb", method= "internal") ############# ### Error massage: trying URL 'http://pandoc.googlecode.com/files/pandoc-1.11.1.msi' Content type 'Composite Document File V2 Document, corrupt: Can't read SAT; charset=binary' length 5799936 bytes (5.5 Mb) opened URL downloaded 5.5 Mb 1) I am very sorry about the chipped previous massage (it is a side effect of some form of "reply" in gmail, which I have not noticed before). 2) I'm sorry about using the wrong function name - it comes with the "installr" package, since I have it running on startup, I was blind to see the code was not standard. Also, now that I know such a function exists in base R, I will move to using it. Best, Tal ----------------Contact Details:------------------------------------------------------- Contact me: tal.gal...@gmail.com | Read me: www.talgalili.com (Hebrew) | www.biostatistics.co.il (Hebrew) | www.r-statistics.com (English) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 12:12 PM, Uwe Ligges < lig...@statistik.tu-dortmund.de> wrote: > Tal, > > please quote the whole message! > I had to look for the original one now. > > And then I found that code was not reproducible for me: > > > exe_URL = > 'http://pandoc.googlecode.com/**files/pandoc-1.11.1.msi<http://pandoc.googlecode.com/files/pandoc-1.11.1.msi> > ' > exe_filename <- file.path(tempdir(), file.name.from.url(exe_URL)) > > Error in file.path(tempdir(), file.name.from.url(exe_URL)) : > could not find function "file.name.from.url" > > and I do not know such a function. From its name I can guess > > basename(exe_URL) > > is the base function that does the trick. > > So please specify full and reproducible code that shows the error, > including and does not contain any additional quirks like the mode="w".... > > > Anyway, the installer works for me downloaded with the method I indicated > before. > > Best, > Uwe Ligges > > > > > > On 22.08.2013 07:23, Tal Galili wrote: > >> Dear Uwe, >> My apologies - my original code had mode="wb", which also *does not* work >> >> and produce the errors I've mentioned in the previous e-mail. >> >> The code I pasted had mode ="w", since that is one of the versions I've >> played with (which also does not work). >> >> With regards, >> Tal >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 11:45 PM, Uwe Ligges < >> lig...@statistik.tu-dortmund.**de <lig...@statistik.tu-dortmund.de>> >> wrote: >> >> Uwe >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> ----------------Contact >> Details:----------------------**------------------------------**--- >> Contact me: tal.gal...@gmail.com | >> Read me: www.talgalili.com (Hebrew) | www.biostatistics.co.il (Hebrew) | >> www.r-statistics.com (English) >> ------------------------------**------------------------------** >> ------------------------------**---- >> >> [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >> >> ______________________________**________________ >> R-help@r-project.org mailing list >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/**listinfo/r-help<https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help> >> PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/** >> posting-guide.html <http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html> >> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >> >> [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ 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.
