download a csv file using a https request with R -
i download csv file using https request. using web browser, can download file.
i in r. did try use geturl function rcurl package without success.
library(rcurl) url <- "https://indices.euronext.com/nyx_eu_listings/price_chart/download_historical?typefile=csv&layout=vertical&typedate=dmy&separator=point&mic=xpar&isin=fr0003500008&name=cac%2040&namefile=price_data_historical&from=0&to=1426550400000&adjusted=1&base=0" csvfile <- geturl(url)
tks help
use download.file read.table instead of geturl:
url <- "https://indices.euronext.com/nyx_eu_listings/price_chart/download_historical?typefile=csv&layout=vertical&typedate=dmy&separator=point&mic=xpar&isin=fr0003500008&name=cac%2040&namefile=price_data_historical&from=0&to=1426550400000&adjusted=1&base=0" download.file(url, "name.txt") data.url <- read.table("name.txt", skip= 3, sep=",", header=true)
you neep skip reading fist 3 rows. if need metadata information:
metadata <- read.table("name.txt", nrow=3)
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