read_sf: Function to read spatial data from a database.

In andschar/andmisc: Missceleaneous Functions Written by Andreas Scharmüller

Function to read spatial data from a database.

Description

Function to read spatial data from a database.

Usage

read_sf(query = NULL, drv, dbname, cred_file = NULL, ..., quiet = FALSE)

Arguments

query	A query string.
drv	A database driver.
cred_file	An .R file containing the necessary credentials to connect to a different databases (e.g. PostgreSQL). Can contain variables: user, host, port, password, dbname.
...	Arguments passed on to DBI::dbConnect().
quiet	Quiet function call?

Author(s)

Andreas Scharmueller, [e-mail]

Examples

# connection to database required
read_spatial(query = "SELECT * FROM schema.table LIMIT 1;",
             cred_file = cred.R)

andschar/andmisc documentation built on Jan. 19, 2025, 10:46 a.m.