Try this: mapply(download.file, filenames, basename(filenames))
On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 11:56 AM, Martin <mar...@bier-mail.de> wrote: > > Hi, > > I have problems downloading complete folders via ftp with R. Single files > work fine. > I tried Rcurl, but it does not work. > This is my code: > > url = > " > ftp://disc2.nascom.nasa.gov/data/TRMM/Gridded/Derived_Products/3B42_V6/Daily/2009/ > " > filenames = getURL(url, ftp.use.epsv = FALSE, ftplistonly = TRUE, crlf = > TRUE) > filenames = paste(url, strsplit(filenames, "\r*\n")[[1]], sep = "") > > no problems until here, I get a list with the files I want. But then, when > I > use: > download.file(filenames, destfile="") I don't know how to tell R to use the > same names for the destfiles als the filenames. > > If i use: > con = getCurlHandle( ftp.use.epsv = FALSE) > contents = sapply(filenames[1:5], getURL, curl = con) > names(contents) = filenames[1:length(contents)] > > I get an "error in curlPerform". > > I know, it's easy to download ftp folders with appropriate programs, but i > want to manage to get it work in R.... > > greets > Martin > -- > View this message in context: > http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/FTP-Download-tp2542359p2542359.html > Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ______________________________________________ > 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 [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
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