ugatsdb (version 0.2.3)

datasets: Retrieve Datasets Table

Description

This function pulls and return a table called 'DATASET' from the database.

Usage

datasets(ordered = TRUE)

Value

A data.table with information about the available datasets in the database.

Arguments

ordered

logical. TRUE orders the result in the order data was entered into the database, while FALSE returns the result in a random order, to the benefit of faster query execution.

Details

The 'DATASET' table gives information about the different datasets read into the database from various sources. It provides a unique id for each dataset, the frequency of data, the minimum and maximum time coverage, when the dataset was last updated, a description, the source (matching the 'Source' column in the 'DATASOURCE' table), and an (optional) url providing direct access to the raw data.

See Also

datasources, series, ugatsdb

Examples

# \donttest{
datasets()
# }