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)