install {rdataretriever} | R Documentation |
Install datasets via the Data Retriever (deprecated).
Description
Data is stored in either CSV files or one of the following database management systems: MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, or Microsoft Access.
Usage
install(
dataset,
connection,
db_file = NULL,
conn_file = NULL,
data_dir = ".",
log_dir = NULL
)
Arguments
dataset |
the name of the dataset that you wish to download | ||||||||
connection |
what type of database connection should be used. The options include: mysql, postgres, sqlite, msaccess, or csv' | ||||||||
db_file |
the name of the datbase file the dataset should be loaded into | ||||||||
conn_file |
the path to the .conn file that contains the connection configuration options for mysql and postgres databases. This defaults to mysql.conn or postgres.conn respectively. The connection file is a file that is formated in the following way:
| ||||||||
data_dir |
the location where the dataset should be installed. Only relevant for csv connection types. Defaults to current working directory | ||||||||
log_dir |
the location where the retriever log should be stored if the progress is not printed to the console |
Value
No return value, main install function
Examples
## Not run:
rdataretriever::install("iris", "csv")
## End(Not run)