R/cansim_vectors.R
get_cansim_data_for_table_coord_periods.RdAllows for the retrieval of data for a Statistics Canada data table with specific coordinates for the N most-recently released periods. Caution: coordinates are concatenations of table member ID values and require familiarity with the TableMetadata data structure. Coordinates have a maximum of ten dimensions.
get_cansim_data_for_table_coord_periods(
cansimTableNumber,
coordinate,
periods = 1,
language = "english",
refresh = FALSE,
timeout = 200,
factors = TRUE,
default_month = "07",
default_day = "01"
)Statistics Canada data table number
A string of table coordinates in the form "1.1.1.36.1.0.0.0.0.0"
Numeric value for number of latest periods to retrieve data for
"en" or "english" for English and "fr" or "french" for French language versions (defaults to English)
(Optional) When set to TRUE, forces a reload of data table (default is FALSE)
(Optional) Timeout in seconds for downloading cansim table to work around scenarios where StatCan servers drop the network connection.
(Optional) Logical value indicating if dimensions should be converted to factors. (Default set to TRUE).
The default month that should be used when creating Date objects for annual data (default set to "07")
The default day of the month that should be used when creating Date objects for monthly data (default set to "01")
A tibble with data matching specified coordinate and period input arguments
if (FALSE) {
get_cansim_data_for_table_coord_periods("35-10-0003",coordinate="1.12.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0",periods=3)
}