Last data update: 2014.03.03
R: Attempts to download a PDF using a DOI link.
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Attempts to download a PDF using a DOI link.
Description
Tries to download a PDF file using the digital objected identifier (DOI) link.
Uses ad hoc searches of journal HTML pages to detect candidate PDFs for
download. Downloads all candidate pdfs.
Usage
PDF_download(DOI, directory = getwd(), theFileName = "temp",
validatePDF = TRUE, quiet = FALSE)
Arguments
DOI
A string of the DOI (digital object identifier) used to identify
the source of a journal article PDF file(s).
directory
A string of the location (directory) were downloaded PDF
files are to be saved. Directory name must end with "\".
theFileName
Used to rename the downloaded file. No need to include
extension ".pdf".
validatePDF
When "TRUE"
will only save to files that are valid
PDF documents. When "FALSE"
will save all candidate files, even if
they are not valid PDF formats.
quiet
When "FALSE"
does not print to console download progress
and summary.
Value
A string describing the download success. If unsuccessful,
returns the type of error during the download attempt.
See Also
PDFs_collect
Results