[R] download.file error - corrupt: Can't read SAT; charset=binary'

[Uwe Ligges]

On 22.08.2013 19:52, Tal Galili wrote:
> Dear Uwe,
>
> Here is the updated code and error massage I get:
>
> exe_URL = 'http://pandoc.googlecode.com/files/pandoc-1.11.1.msi'
> exe_filename <- file.path(tempdir(), basename(exe_URL))
> download.file(exe_URL, destfile = exe_filename, mode = "wb", method=
> "internal")
> #############
> ### Error massage:
> trying URL 'http://pandoc.googlecode.com/files/pandoc-1.11.1.msi'
> Content type 'Composite Document File V2 Document, corrupt: Can't read
> SAT; charset=binary' length 5799936 bytes (5.5 Mb)
> opened URL
> downloaded 5.5 Mb
>

I still don't see a problem when executing the installer, it is just a 
message that the content type cannot be read appropriately.

Best,
Uwe Ligges



>
> 1) I am very sorry about the chipped previous massage (it is a side
> effect of some form of "reply" in gmail, which I have not noticed before).
> 2) I'm sorry about using the wrong function name - it comes with the
> "installr" package, since I have it running on startup, I was blind to
> see the code was not standard. Also, now that I know such a function
> exists in base R, I will move to using it.
>
> Best,
> Tal
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> On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 12:12 PM, Uwe Ligges
> <ligges at statistik.tu-dortmund.de
> <mailto:ligges at statistik.tu-dortmund.de>> wrote:
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>     Tal,
>
>     please quote the whole message!
>     I had to look for the original one now.
>
>     And then I found that code was not reproducible for me:
>
>
>       exe_URL = 'http://pandoc.googlecode.com/__files/pandoc-1.11.1.msi
>     <http://pandoc.googlecode.com/files/pandoc-1.11.1.msi>'
>       exe_filename <- file.path(tempdir(), file.name.from.url(exe_URL))
>
>     Error in file.path(tempdir(), file.name.from.url(exe_URL)) :
>        could not find function "file.name.from.url"
>
>     and I do not know such a function. From its name I can guess
>
>       basename(exe_URL)
>
>     is the base function that does the trick.
>
>     So please specify full and reproducible code that shows the error,
>     including and does not contain any additional quirks like the
>     mode="w"....
>
>
>     Anyway, the installer works for me downloaded with the method I
>     indicated before.
>
>     Best,
>     Uwe Ligges
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>     On 22.08.2013 07:23, Tal Galili wrote:
>
>         Dear Uwe,
>         My apologies - my original code had mode="wb", which also *does
>         not* work
>
>         and produce the errors I've mentioned in the previous e-mail.
>
>         The code I pasted had mode ="w", since that is one of the
>         versions I've
>         played with (which also does not work).
>
>            With regards,
>         Tal
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>         On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 11:45 PM, Uwe Ligges <
>         ligges at statistik.tu-dortmund.__de
>         <mailto:ligges at statistik.tu-dortmund.de>> wrote:
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>             Uwe
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