\name{makeRedlURI}
\alias{makeRedlURI}
\title{use the redland librdf system to define a URI object
for further processing}
\description{
use the redland librdf system to define a URI object  
for further processing
}
\usage{
makeRedlURI(uri, w)
}
\arguments{
  \item{uri}{ a character string defining a URI}
  \item{w}{ a \code{\link{redlWorld}} instance}
}
\details{
executes C code to create a Redland URI object and returns
an instance of the \code{redlURI} S4 class defined in the
Rredland package, which includes an external pointer to the
Redland object
}
\value{
an instance of \code{redlURI}
}
\references{  }
\author{Vince Carey <stvjc@channing.harvard.edu>}
%\note{  }

%\seealso{  }

\examples{
fi <- system.file("RDF/gopart.rdf", package="Rredland")
uu <- makeRedlURI(paste("file:",fi,sep=""))
uu
}
\keyword{ models }