{"Package":"Rblpapi","Title":"R Interface to 'Bloomberg'","Version":"0.3.5","Date":"2016-10-25","Maintainer":"Dirk Eddelbuettel ","Author":"Whit Armstrong, Dirk Eddelbuettel and John Laing","Imports":"Rcpp (>= 0.11.0), utils","Suggests":"fts, xts, zoo, data.table, knitr, RUnit","VignetteBuilder":"knitr","LazyLoad":"yes","LinkingTo":"Rcpp, BH","Description":"An R Interface to 'Bloomberg' is provided via the 'Blp API'.","SystemRequirements":"A valid Bloomberg installation. The API headers and\ndynamic library are downloaded from\n during the build step. See\n as well as\n for API documentation. A\ncompiler recent enough for (at least partial) C++11 support;\ng++-4.6.* or later should be sufficient and g++-4.9.* or later\nis preferred.","License":"file LICENSE","RoxygenNote":"5.0.1","NeedsCompilation":"yes","Packaged":"2016-10-25 10:44:52.537472 UTC; edd","Repository":"CRAN","Date/Publication":"2016-10-25 20:32:01","readme":"\n## Rblpapi [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/Rblp/Rblpapi.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/Rblp/Rblpapi) [![Package-License](http://img.shields.io/badge/license-GPL--3-brightgreen.svg?style=flat)](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html) [![LibraryLicense](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-License.txt-yellow.svg?style=flat)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Rblp/Rblpapi/master/inst/License.txt) [![CRAN](http://www.r-pkg.org/badges/version/Rblpapi)](https://cran.r-project.org/package=Rblpapi) [![Downloads](http://cranlogs.r-pkg.org/badges/Rblpapi?color=brightgreen)](http://www.r-pkg.org/pkg/Rblpapi)\n\nR Access to Bloomberg API\n\n### Background\n\nRblpapi provides R with access to data and calculations from Bloomberg\nFinance L.P. via the [API libraries](https://www.bloomberglabs.com/api/libraries/) provided by\nBloomberg at [Bloomberg Labs](https://www.bloomberglabs.com).\n \n\n### Requirements\n\nA valid and working Bloomberg installation.\n\n### Examples\n\nHere are a few simple examples.\n\n```{.r}\nlibrary(Rblpapi)\ncon <- blpConnect() \t# automatic if option(\"blpAutoConnect\") is TRUE\n\nspx <- bdh(securities = \"SPX Index\", \n fields = \"PX_LAST\", \n start.date = as.Date(\"2013-03-01\"))\n\nspx_ndx <- bdh(securities = c(\"SPX Index\",\"NDX Index\"), \n fields = \"PX_LAST\",\n start.date = as.Date(\"2013-03-01\"), \n include.non.trading.days = TRUE)\n\nmonthlyOptions <- structure(c(\"ACTUAL\", \"MONTHLY\"),\n names = c(\"periodicityAdjustment\",\n \"periodicitySelection\"))\nspx_ndx_monthly <- bdh(securities = c(\"SPX Index\",\"NDX Index\"), \n fields = \"PX_LAST\",\n start.date = as.Date(\"2012-01-01\"), \n options = monthly.options)\n\ngoog_ge_div <- bdh(securities = c(\"GOOG Equity\",\"GE Equity\"),\n fields = c(\"PX_LAST\",\"CF_DVD_PAID\"), \n start.date = as.Date(\"2012-11-01\"))\n\ngoog_ge_px <- bdp(securities = c(\"GOOG Equity\",\"GE Equity\"),\n fields = c(\"PX_LAST\",\"DS002\"))\n```\n\n### Status\n\nFully functional on Linux, OS X and Windows.\n\n### Installation\n\nThe package is on [CRAN](https://cran.r-project.org) and can be installed as\nusual via\n\n```r\ninstall.packages(\"Rblpapi\")\n```\n\n### Authors\n\nWhit Armstrong, Dirk Eddelbuettel and John Laing\n\n### License\n\nGPL-3 for our code\n\n[License.txt](inst/License.txt) for the Bloomberg libraries and headers it relies upon\n\n","repoType":"cran"}

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