Download datasets — download

Download datasets for a given template.

download_marketdata(template, cache_folder = cachedir(), do_cache = TRUE, ...)

Arguments

template: the template name
cache_folder: Location of cache folder (default = cachedir())
do_cache: a logical indicating if the existing file (previously downloaded) should be used or replaced.
...: additional arguments

Value

a string with the file path of downloaded file or NULL if download fails.

This function downloads data sets for those templates that specifies a downloader attribute. If dest is not provided, cache_folder is used and a file with template id is saved inside it.

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
fname <- download_marketdata("CDIIDI")
} # }