BeeBDC (version 1.2.0)

dataSaver: Simple function to save occurrence AND EML data as a list

Description

Used at the end of 1.x in the example workflow in order to save the occurrence dataset and its associated eml metadata.

Usage

dataSaver(
  path = NULL,
  save_type = NULL,
  occurrences = NULL,
  eml_files = NULL,
  file_prefix = NULL
)

Value

This function saves both occurrence and EML data as a list when save_type = "R_File" or as individual csv files when save_type = "CSV_file".

Arguments

path

Character. The main file path to look for data in.

save_type

Character. The file format in which to save occurrence and EML data. Either "R_file" or "CSV_file"

occurrences

The occurrences to save as a data frame or tibble.

eml_files

A list of the EML files.

file_prefix

Character. A prefix for the resulting output file.

Examples

if (FALSE) {
dataSaver(path = tempdir(),# The main path to look for data in
save_type = "CSV_file", # "R_file" OR "CSV_file"
occurrences = Complete_data$Data_WebDL, # The existing datasheet
eml_files = Complete_data$eml_files, # The existing EML files
file_prefix = "Fin_") # The prefix for the file name
}