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DatastreamDSWS2R (version 1.9.12)

listRequest: Make a list request for static data (Depreciated)

Description

listRequest Function that returns a the value of Expression for the instrument list in DSCode from Datastream

Usage

listRequest(
  dwei = getDataStream(),
  DSCode,
  Expression = "",
  startDate = Sys.Date(),
  endDate = Sys.Date(),
  frequency = "D",
  verbose = FALSE
)

Value

returns an array of the requested information

Arguments

dwei

- A Datastream Client Interface object created with getDataStream

DSCode

- the constituent list for the request eg LDJSTOXX

Expression

- the data to return eg MNEM or NAME. If NULL or "" then we will return the code that has been loaded into the User Created List.

startDate

- the date of the request, or the string "TODAY"

endDate

- Ignored

frequency

- the frequency of the request

verbose

- whether to give messages during the request

Details

Make a list request for static data