Hi: I am working with someone remotely to allow them access to our data. The follow command using "download.file" works perfectly on my Mac:
> > download.file(url="http://oceanwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov:8081/thredds/ > wcs/satellite/AG/ssta/14day? > request=GetCoverage&version=1.0.0&service=WCS&format=NetCDF3&coverage= > AGssta&Vertical=.0&time=2006-01-06T00:00:00Z&bbox=220,20,250,50", > destfile="/users/rmendels/desktop/carrie.nc") > trying URL 'http://oceanwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov:8081/thredds/wcs/ > satellite/AG/ssta/14day? > request=GetCoverage&version=1.0.0&service=WCS&format=NetCDF3&coverage= > AGssta&Vertical=.0&time=2006-01-06T00:00:00Z&bbox=220,20,250,50' > Content type 'application/x-netcdf' length 369144 bytes > opened URL > ================================================== > downloaded 360Kb > > On Windows, which this person is using, the following fails: > download.file(url="http://oceanwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov:8081/thredds/wcs/ > satellite/AG/ssta/14day? > request=GetCoverage&version=1.0.0&service=WCS&format=NetCDF3&coverage= > AGssta&Vertical=.0&time=2006-01-06T00:00:00Z&bbox=220,20,250,50", > destfile="C:\Users\Catherine Holt\test.nc") > The error message is: > Error: Uxxxxxxx sequences are not supported on Windows > Relevant Info: Mac: > version _ platform powerpc-apple-darwin8.9.1 arch powerpc os darwin8.9.1 system powerpc, darwin8.9.1 status major 2 minor 5.1 year 2007 month 06 day 27 svn rev 42083 language R version.string R version 2.5.1 (2007-06-27) Windows: Here's my Version information: _ platform i386-pc-mingw32 arch i386 os mingw32 system i386, mingw32 status major 2 minor 5.0 year 2007 month 04 day 23 svn rev 41293 language R version.string R version 2.5.0 (2007-04-23) Any help or workarounds appreciated. -Roy M. ********************** "The contents of this message do not reflect any position of the U.S. Government or NOAA." ********************** Roy Mendelssohn Supervisory Operations Research Analyst NOAA/NMFS Environmental Research Division Southwest Fisheries Science Center 1352 Lighthouse Avenue Pacific Grove, CA 93950-2097 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Note new e-mail address) voice: (831)-648-9029 fax: (831)-648-8440 www: http://www.pfeg.noaa.gov/ "Old age and treachery will overcome youth and skill." ______________________________________________ [email protected] 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.
