Direct web scraping CSVs — get_csv

get_csv_auto allows you to directly download CSV files from the web. You can download CSV data for a specific location or date.

get_csv_auto(
  url,
  username,
  password,
  location,
  date,
  download_path,
  show_message = FALSE
)

Arguments

url: A character string specifying the URL to log into.
username: A character string specifying the username for login.
password: A character string specifying the password for login.
location: A character string specifying the location.
date: A Date object specifying the date.
download_path: A character string specifying the path where the downloaded CSV file should be saved.
show_message: A logical value. If TRUE, a message will be displayed after the download. Default is FALSE.

Value

CSVs in the path of download_path.

Examples

# Download CSV data for a specific location or date
get_csv_auto(url = Sys.getenv("url"),
             username = Sys.getenv("username"),
             password = Sys.getenv("password"),
             location = c("607","608"),
             date = c("2024-02-18", "2024-02-19"),
             download_path = "C:/Users/Dell/Downloads/download_rename")
#> ● Directory already exists: NonEmptyCSVs 
#> ● Directory already exists: EmptyCSVs 
#> ● Downloading CSVs for date: 2024-02-18 
#> ● Downloading CSVs for date: 2024-02-19 
#> ● All stations and dates nedap ppt CSVs had been downloaded.