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Tool: ManualDownload

Source: R/toolManualDownload.R
toolManualDownload.Rd

Support tool for the creation of download functions in cases where a fully automated data download is not an option (e.g. due to a missing API). The function can be used to print a step-by-step guide for the user how to manually retrieve the data and then asks for a (local) path where the data can be copied from.

Usage

toolManualDownload(
  instructions,
  intro = "Data must be downloaded manually",
  request = "Enter full path to the downloaded data:"
)

Arguments

instructions

Download instructions in form of a character vector describing how to manually retrieve the data.

intro

Introductory sentence to be shown first. Will not show up if set to NULL.

request

A prompt which should show up after the instructions to ask for the local download location.

See also

downloadSource

Other source downloading: metadataGFZ()

Author

Jan Philipp Dietrich

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
toolManualDownload(c("Log into website ABC",
                     "Download the data set XYZ"))
} # }