Issue with read_abs function not reading correctly

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Issue with read_abs function not reading correctly

cxm-d opened this issue 2 years ago · comments

library(readabs)


x <- readabs::read_abs(tables = "all", series_id = "A3425681K")

Error in utils::download.file(url = url, destfile = destfile, mode = "wb", : cannot open URL 'https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/economy/national-accounts/australian-national-accounts-finance-and-wealth/latest-release/523202201.xlsx' In addition: Warning message: In utils::download.file(url = url, destfile = destfile, mode = "wb", : cannot open URL 'https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/economy/national-accounts/australian-national-accounts-finance-and-wealth/latest-release/523202201.xlsx': HTTP status was '404 Not Found'

This call seems to be fetching an incorrect url, not sure if this is something to do with the ABS time series directory (https://abs.gov.au/servlet/TSSearchServlet?)?

Would it be possible to shed some information on this issue?

Cheers!

Matt Cowgill · Answer 1 · Fri Jun 24 2022 06:53:03 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Hi @cxm-d, thanks for this. It is not a problem with the package per se - it is a problem with the ABS Time Series Directory, as you suspected. I will report this to the ABS and will report back here when it's resolved.

Matt Cowgill · Answer 2 · Fri Jun 24 2022 07:04:44 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Note to self: emailed ABS dissemination team 2022-06-24 @ 9:04am

cxm-d · Answer 3 · Fri Jun 24 2022 12:57:00 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Note to self: emailed ABS dissemination team 2022-06-24 @ 9:04am

Hi @MattCowgill, issue seems to be resolved now, at least for "A3425681K".

Ty

Matt Cowgill · Answer 4 · Fri Jun 24 2022 13:37:07 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Yep all done, thanks for bringing it to my attention @cxm-d

Long Vo · Answer 5 · Sat Aug 27 2022 19:24:30 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Hi Matt,
I've tried the above command, but it appears there is a new error?
library(readabs)
x <- readabs::read_abs(tables = "all", series_id = "A3425681K")

Finding filenames for tables corresponding to ABS series ID
Attempting to download files from series ID , Australian National Accounts: Finance and Wealth
Downloading https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/economy/national-accounts/australian-national-accounts-finance-and-wealth/latest-release/5232021.xlsx
[0%] Downloaded 0 bytes...
[0%] Downloaded 0 bytes...
Extracting data from downloaded spreadsheets
Tidying data from imported ABS spreadsheets
Error in .f(.x[[i]], ...) :
The data frame appears to have fewer than 2 columns. This is unexpected from an ABS time series. Please check the spreadsheet.

Any advice is appreciated!

Matt Cowgill · Answer 6 · Sun Aug 28 2022 18:54:22 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Hi @longhaivo, I'm afraid I can't replicate the issue. When I run readabs::read_abs(series_id = "A3425681K") I get the expected tibble returned, without error.

Can you please check what version you're running, with packageVersion("readabs")?

Could you please try installing the latest version from GitHub with remotes::install_github("mattcowgill/readabs")? Thank you

Long Vo · Answer 7 · Fri Sep 16 2022 16:00:04 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Hi @MattCowgill thanks very much for your response. I reinstalled the latest version of the package and can get the function working again!
Regards,
Long Vo

Matt Cowgill · Answer 8 · Fri Sep 16 2022 16:57:28 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Excellent @longhaivo, glad to hear your issue is resolved. Please let me know if you encounter any further issues.