[R] download.file - it works on my Mac but not on Windows.

[Roy Mendelssohn]

Hi:

I am working with someone remotely to allow them access to our data.  
The follow command using "download.file" works perfectly on my Mac:


> > download.file(url="http://oceanwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov:8081/thredds/ 
> wcs/satellite/AG/ssta/14day? 
> request=GetCoverage&version=1.0.0&service=WCS&format=NetCDF3&coverage= 
> AGssta&Vertical=.0&time=2006-01-06T00:00:00Z&bbox=220,20,250,50",  
> destfile="/users/rmendels/desktop/carrie.nc")
> trying URL 'http://oceanwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov:8081/thredds/wcs/ 
> satellite/AG/ssta/14day? 
> request=GetCoverage&version=1.0.0&service=WCS&format=NetCDF3&coverage= 
> AGssta&Vertical=.0&time=2006-01-06T00:00:00Z&bbox=220,20,250,50'
> Content type 'application/x-netcdf' length 369144 bytes
> opened URL
> ==================================================
> downloaded 360Kb
>
>

On Windows, which this person is using, the following fails:

> download.file(url="http://oceanwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov:8081/thredds/wcs/ 
> satellite/AG/ssta/14day? 
> request=GetCoverage&version=1.0.0&service=WCS&format=NetCDF3&coverage= 
> AGssta&Vertical=.0&time=2006-01-06T00:00:00Z&bbox=220,20,250,50",  
> destfile="C:\Users\Catherine Holt\test.nc")
>


The error message is:

> Error: Uxxxxxxx sequences are not supported on Windows
>

Relevant Info:

Mac:

 > version
                _
platform       powerpc-apple-darwin8.9.1
arch           powerpc
os             darwin8.9.1
system         powerpc, darwin8.9.1
status
major          2
minor          5.1
year           2007
month          06
day            27
svn rev        42083
language       R
version.string R version 2.5.1 (2007-06-27)


Windows:

Here's my Version information:
               _
platform       i386-pc-mingw32
arch           i386
os             mingw32
system         i386, mingw32
status
major          2
minor          5.0
year           2007
month          04
day            23
svn rev        41293
language       R
version.string R version 2.5.0 (2007-04-23)


Any help or workarounds appreciated.

-Roy M.






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Roy Mendelssohn
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NOAA/NMFS
Environmental Research Division	
Southwest Fisheries Science Center
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