retrieve_metadata {wiesbaden}

Retrieves Meta Data from GENESIS Databases

Description

retrieve_metadata retrieves meta data.

Usage

retrieve_metadata(tablename, language = "de", genesis = NULL, ...)

Arguments

tablename

name of the table to retrieve.

language

retrieve information in German "de" (default) or in English "en" if available.

genesis

to authenticate a user and set the database (see below).

...

other arguments send to the httr::GET request.

Details

See the package description (wiesbaden) for details about setting the login and database.

Value

a data.frame.

See Also

wiesbaden

Examples

 ## Not run: 
 # Meta data contain the explanations to the variable names for the table
 # federal election results on the county level. 
 # Assumes that user/password are stored via save_credentials()

 metadata <- retrieve_metadata(tablename="14111KJ002", genesis=c(db="regio") )
 
## End(Not run)