[R] how to know if a file exists on a remote server?

[jim holtman]

?file.exists

On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 11:10 AM, Baoqiang Cao <bqcaomail at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'd like to download some data files from a remote server, the problem
> here is that some of the files actually don't exist, which I don't
> know before try. Just wondering if a function in R could tell me if a
> file exists on a remote server? I searched this mailing list and after
> read severals mails, still clueless.  Any help will be highly
> appreciated.
>
> B.C.
>
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