Re: [R] running a function repeatedly on error....

I might try something like this: FUN1 <- function () { threshold <- 4L fails <- 0L internal <- function() { ## do the actual downloading here tryCatch({ download.file(<...>) }, error = function() { fails <<- fails + 1L if

Re: [R] running a function repeatedly on error....

Dear Iris, THanks a lot... Thanking you, Yours sincerely, AKSHAY M KULKARNI From: Iris Simmons Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2023 11:22 PM To: akshay kulkarni Cc: R help Mailing list Subject: Re: [R] running a function repeatedly on error I

[R] running a function repeatedly on error....

Dear members, I have a function FUN1 that downloads some data from the internet. It so happens that the function doesn't work the first time, but on the second or third attempt it works. I want to run the function repeatedly for four times if it throws an error: X <-