testBioCConnection          package:Biobase          R Documentation

A function to check internet connectivity to Bioconductor

Description:

     This function will attempt to determine if the user has internet
     connectivity to the Bioconductor website.  This is useful in many
     situations dealing with code that uses automated downloads and
     other such things.

Usage:

     testBioCConnection()

Value:

     TRUE if a connection is possible, FALSE if not.

Author(s):

     Jeff Gentry

Examples:

      z <- testBioCConnection()

