cbs_download_table: Download a table from statistics Netherlands

In cbsodataR: Statistics Netherlands (CBS) Open Data API Client

Download a table from statistics Netherlands

Description

cbs_download_table downloads the data and metadata of a table from statistics Netherlands and stores it in csv format.

Usage

cbs_download_table(
  id,
  catalog = "CBS",
  ...,
  dir = id,
  cache = FALSE,
  verbose = TRUE,
  typed = FALSE,
  base_url = getOption("cbsodataR.base_url", BASE_URL)
)

Arguments

id	Identifier of CBS table (can be retrieved from cbs_get_toc())
catalog	catalog id, can be retrieved with cbs_get_datasets()
...	Parameters passed on to cbs_download_data()
dir	Directory where table should be downloaded
cache	If metadata is cached use that, otherwise download meta data
verbose	Print extra messages what is happening.
typed	Should the data automatically be converted into integer and numeric?
base_url	optionally specify a different server. Useful for third party data services implementing the same protocol.

Details

cbs_download_table retrieves all raw meta data and data and stores these as csv files in the directory specified by dir. It is possible to add a filter. A filter is specified with ⁠<column_name> = <values>⁠ in which ⁠<values>⁠ is a character vector. Rows with values that are not part of the character vector are not returned.

Value

meta data object of id cbs_get_meta().

See Also

Other download: cbs_download_data(), cbs_download_meta()

Examples

## Not run: 

# download meta data and data from inflation/Consumer Price Indices
 download_table(id="7196ENG")

## End(Not run)

cbsodataR documentation built on Sept. 25, 2024, 5:07 p.m.