connect_inbo_dbase: Connect to an INBO database

In inbo/inbodb: Connect to and Retrieve Data from Databases on the INBO Server

Connect to an INBO database

Description

Connects to an INBO database by simply providing the database's name as an argument. The function can only be used from within the INBO network.

Usage

connect_inbo_dbase(database_name, autoconvert_utf8 = TRUE)

Arguments

database_name	char Name of the INBO database you want to connect
autoconvert_utf8	Should the encoding of the tables that are retrieved from the database be adapted to ensure correct presentation? Defaults to TRUE.

Details

For more information, refer to this tutorial.

Value

odbc connection

Author(s)

Stijn Van Hoey [e-mail]

Els Lommelen [e-mail]

Examples

## Not run: 
connection <- connect_inbo_dbase("D0021_00_userFlora")
connection <- connect_inbo_dbase("W0003_00_Lims")

## End(Not run)

inbo/inbodb documentation built on Feb. 21, 2025, 9:04 a.m.