dbReadTable               package:Rdbi               R Documentation

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_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     'dbReadTable' is a generic function that, when called on a valid
     connection object, reads a table from the database backend and
     returns a data frame with the contents.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     dbReadTable(conn, ...)

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

    conn: A database connection object.

     ...: Additional arguments.

_D_e_t_a_i_l_s:

     SQL types should be cast to R types to the extent possible.  A
     generic mechanism for type conversion is lacking.

_V_a_l_u_e:

     A data frame.

_A_u_t_h_o_r(_s):

     Timothy H. Keitt

_R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e_s:

     <URL: http://rdbi.sourceforge.net/>

_S_e_e _A_l_s_o:

     'dbConnect', methods, 'class'

