| VDCWebSearch {VDCutil} | R Documentation |
This launches a search for data files contained in the VDC network. The VDC network offers both public and private data, most available in R binary format through the VDC extraction interface.
VDCWebSearch(search="",host="vdc.hmdc.harvard.edu")
search |
terms to search for , see below for examples |
host |
VDC host to search |
Opens a web browser with the search results.
Micah Altman thedata-users@lists.sourceforge.net http://thedata.org
zelig, printZeligSchemaInstance
## Not run:
# search for election data
VDCWebSearch('elections')
# can use booleans, phrases
VDCWebSearch('elections AND "united states"')
# can also use fielded searches
VDCWebSearch('author=Altman OR author=King')
# search your local host
VDCWebSearch('author=Colby',host="murraydata.hmdc.harvard.edu")
## End(Not run)