download data from ftp server

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hi guys

i am trying to download some data from BLS FTP site.

however, i was able to download some data eg.
wfopen "http://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.area" colhead=1 firstobs=1

but not others eg. wfopen "http://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series ... rentU15-19" colhead=1 firstobs=1

can you help please?

i am using eviews 8

thank you

[EViews Gareth]

Depends on the structure of the webserver. I don't think EViews will be able to get that one for you.

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hi Gareth,

thanks for your reply.
I was able to open file manually, just not quite sure why i could not open in a prg. obviously, i would prefer to write a prg to automate the process.

cheers,

[EViews Gareth]

What do you mean by manually?

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hi Gareth,

i meant the file can be extracted into Eviews by going through the Eviews menu file=>open=> open foreign data as workfile

isn't the wfopen command replicate the same procedure as above ?

[EViews Gareth]

It can, but I was unable to have EViews open it through the dialogs either.