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that's not supported as I recall. ?url On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 11:53 AM, John Kane <jrkrid...@yahoo.ca> wrote: > # Can anyone suggest why this works > > datafilename <- " > http://personality-project.org/r/datasets/maps.mixx.epi.bfi.data" > person.data <- read.table(datafilename,header=TRUE) > > # but this does not? > > dd <- " > https://sites.google.com/site/jrkrideau/home/general-stores/trees.txt" > treedata <- read.table(dd, header=TRUE) > > =================================================================== > > Error in file(file, "rt") : cannot open the connection > In addition: Warning message: > In file(file, "rt") : unsupported URL scheme > > # I can access both through a hyperlink in OOO Calc. t > # Thanks > > ______________________________________________ > 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. > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ 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.