Update Database List

Updates the list of all data sources.

Usage

updateDatabaseList(
  dataSourceName,
  datingType,
  coordType,
  mappingName,
  scriptFolder = "R"
)

Arguments

dataSourceName

(character) name of the new data source, something like "xyDBname", "14CSea", "CIMA", "IntChron", "LiVES". The name of the source must be contained exactly as a column name in the mapping file.

datingType

(character) dating type for the database, e.g. "radiocarbon" or "expert"

coordType

(character) coordinate type of latitude and longitude columns; one of "decimal degrees" (e.g. 40.446 or 79.982), "degrees decimal minutes" ("40° 26.767' N" or "79° 58.933' W"), "degrees minutes seconds" ("40° 26' 46” N" or "79° 58' 56” W")

mappingName

(character) name of the mapping without file extension, e.g. "IsoMemo". The mapping (a .csv file) must be available under "inst/mapping/".

scriptFolder

(character) place to store the scripts.