download_all_ces_datasets {ces} | R Documentation |
Download All Canadian Election Study Datasets
Description
This function downloads all available Canadian Election Study datasets to a specified directory.
Each dataset is saved with a standardized filename in the format of ces_<year>.<format>
,
where the format extension corresponds to the original dataset format (e.g., .sav for SPSS,
.dta for Stata).
Usage
download_all_ces_datasets(
path = NULL,
years = NULL,
overwrite = FALSE,
verbose = TRUE
)
Arguments
path |
A character string indicating the directory where the datasets should be saved. If NULL (default), the datasets will be saved to the Downloads directory if available, otherwise to a temporary directory. |
years |
Optional character vector specifying which years to download. If NULL (default), all available years will be downloaded. |
overwrite |
Logical indicating whether to overwrite existing files. Default is FALSE. |
verbose |
Logical indicating whether to display detailed progress messages during download. Default is TRUE. |
Value
Invisibly returns a character vector with the file paths of the downloaded datasets.
Examples
# Download all CES datasets to a temporary directory
download_all_ces_datasets(path = tempdir())
# Download only specific years
download_all_ces_datasets(years = c("2015", "2019", "2021"), path = tempdir())
# Download to a temporary directory with overwrite
download_all_ces_datasets(path = tempdir(), overwrite = TRUE)