blpReadFields(RBloomberg) | R Documentation |
Read into the workspace the file bbfields.tbl
located on the local
machine.
blpReadFields(path = "C:/blp/API")
path |
character. path where bbfields.tbl can be found. |
In order to perform datatype mapping, RBloomberg needs to consult the
Bloomberg API file bbfields.tbl
located on the machine running the
Bloomberg terminal. We don't physically search the file each time
a datatype mapping is needed. Instead, we read the entire contents of
the file into the workspace and store it in a hidden dataframe
.bbfields
.
This is attempted when the package is first loaded. If the file is not
found in C:/blp/API
, you must manually specify the correct path
using this function.
Robert Sams robert@sanctumfi.com
.bbfields <- blpReadFields()