MathGroup Archive 2009

[Date Index] [Thread Index] [Author Index]

Search the Archive

Re: Internet connectivity -- CountryData

  • To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
  • Subject: [mg99144] Re: Internet connectivity -- CountryData
  • From: "Karsten W." <Karsten.G.Weinert at googlemail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:47:15 -0400 (EDT)
  • References: <gpsr1d$meh$1@smc.vnet.net>

Even after upgrading to Mathematica 7.0.1.0, the CountryData function
does not work. If I run the "Test internet connectivity" button in the
Help->Internet Connectivity dialog, the program says it the internet
is properly set up. But when I run in the notebook for instance,

CountryData["France", "Population"]

the program first displays a "Installing data from Wolfram Research
data server (0%)" message and then shows

CountryData::dlfail: Internet download of data for "CountryData"
failed. Use Help > Internet Connectivity... to test or reconfigure
internet connectivity.

Please help me here, as we need this functionality.

Kind regards,
Karsten Weinert.

On 19 Mrz., 09:08, "Karsten W." <Karsten.G.Wein... at googlemail.com>
wrote:
> Hello,
>
> using Mathematica 6.0, I would like to use CountryData["Austria",
> "Shape"] to access country information.
>
> But I get the error message:
> CountryData::dlfail: Internet download of data for CountryData
> failed.  Use Help > Internet Connectivity... to test or reconfigure
> internet connectivity
>
> When I test the internet connectivity, the program says "Connectivity
> test succeeded using pacletserver.wolfram.com".
>
> What can I do now? I am sitting behind a firewall and access the
> internet via a proxy. Our IT service asks for an address which the
> program wants to use.
>
> Any help appreciated,
> kind regards,
>
> Karsten.



  • Prev by Date: Re: Manipulate problems again
  • Next by Date: Re: Mathematica crashed -- where did my notebook go?
  • Previous by thread: Hadamard von Koch
  • Next by thread: Manipulate + ListPlot3D +.....