Download a table from statistics Netherlands

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

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.

Value

meta data object of id cbs_get_meta().

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.

See also

Other download: cbs_download_data(), cbs_download_meta()

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{

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