getZip {Hmisc} | R Documentation

## Open a Zip File From a URL.

### Description

Allows downloading and reading of a zip file containing one file

### Usage

    getZip(url, password=NULL)

### Arguments

`url` | either a path to a local file or a valid URL.
`password` | required to decode password-protected zip files

### Details

Allows downloading and reading of zip file containing one file. The file may be password protected. If a password is needed then one will be requested unless given.

Note: to make password-protected zip file z.zip, do zip -e z myfile

### Value

Returns a file O/I pipe.

### Author(s)

Frank E. Harrell

### See Also

`pipe`

### Examples

    ## Not run:
    read.csv(getZip('http://biostat.mc.vanderbilt.edu/twiki/pub/Sandbox/WebHome/z.zip'))
    ## Password is 'foo'

    ## End(Not run)

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