[R] Download a file from url

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On 16/10/2012 02:33, veepsirtt wrote:
> Currently download methods "internal", "wget", "curl" and "lynx" are
> available.
> If wget is not possible under windows,how to use 'curl'?.

But it is.  You need the programs wget or curl installed and in your 
path: pre-compiled versions for Windows are available if you look.


> thanks
> veepsirtt
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