dot-openFile.birp: Function to open a file and generate error message if it was...

In birp: Testing for Population Trends Using Low-Cost Ecological Count Data

Function to open a file and generate error message if it was not found

Description

Function to open a file and generate error message if it was not found

Usage

.openFile.birp(
  path,
  files,
  patterns,
  sep = "\t",
  header = TRUE,
  mustExist = TRUE
)

Arguments

path	A file path.
files	A vector of character strings corresponding to file names found in the path.
patterns	A vector of patterns to search for within 'files'.
sep	The field separator character of the input file
mustExist	Logical. If TRUE, an exception is raised if the file does not exist

Value

A file connection.

birp documentation built on Nov. 3, 2026, 1:09 a.m.