Error in reading URL in R

Question

I would like to read a URL (csv file) online in R but my code does not work

test = read.csv('https://s3.amazonaws.com/folder/abcd/file.csv')

Here is the error: Error in file(file, "rt") : for https:// URLs use setInternet2(TRUE)

I have no idea how to fix this.Really appreciate any help

Did you try [this](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6299220) and [this post](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14441729)? — zx8754, Oct 05 '16 at 15:07

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 05 '16 at 15:04

The error message suggests a network constraint (e.g., you are attempting to access the AWS S3 bucket from your work location...but the SysAdmins have locked that protocol/port/etc. down).

If you are attempting to download a specific file, then you could download the file outside of R (say, using cURL), save it on your hard drive, then modify read.csv to access the file from your workstation.

If you need to [programmatically] access multiple files for download, then it's to your advantage to research 'setInternet2' (an MS-Windows DLL) AND existence of any network access limitations imposed by your organization's SysAdmins.

Error in reading URL in R

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