blpConnect(RBloomberg) | R Documentation |
The function blpConnect
returns a connection object to one of
the Bloomberg interfaces. Currently, only the COM Desktop API is
supported.
blpConnect(iface="COM", timeout=12000, show.days="week", na.action="na", periodicity="daily") blpDisconnect(conn)
iface |
Which Bloomberg interface? (only "COM" currently supported). |
timeout |
Timeout in Seconds |
show.days |
"trading", "week", or "all" |
na.action |
"bloomberg.handles", "previous.days", or "na" |
periodicity |
"daily", "weekly", "monthly", or "annual" |
conn |
Connection object |
Connection to other API's provided by Bloomberg (e.g., C Desktop API and C Server API) will be accessable via this function in future releases of this package. Currently, the object returned is of class 'COMObject'.
## FIX ME ##
Robert Sams robert@sanctumfi.com
## by default establish connection via Desktop COM API ## Not run: conn <- blpConnect() blpDisconnect(conn) ## End(Not run)