Attempting to download files from SFTP using R

Question

I\'m trying to implement R in the workplace and save a bit of time from all the data churning we do.

A lot of files we receive are sent to us via SFTP as they contai

Answer 1

I too was having problems specifying the port options when using the getURI() and getURL() functions.

In order to specify the port, you simply add the port as port = #### instead of port(####). For example:

data <- getURI(url = url,
               userpwd = userpwd,
               port = 22)

Now, like @MarkThomas pointed out, whenever you get an encodoing error, try getBinaryURL() instead of getURI(). In most cases, this will allow you to download SAS files as well as .csv files econded in UTF-8 or LATIN1!!